Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Noise Rules 2000
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Advocates protest against growing noise pollution in Belagavi
A group of advocates, led by Bharatiya Janata Party leader M.B. Zirali, on Wednesday staged a protest against the growing noise pollution from allegedly unauthorised loudspeaker systems installed in several
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Par panel suggests ways to curb pollution in Amritsar
A House panel today suggested a slew of measures to the Punjab government to curb increasing levels of air, water and noise pollution in Amritsar, even as it blamed industries and urban local bodies for
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Tired of noise pollution in your area? Dial 100 to file complaint
KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra government has taken yet another step to restrict noise pollution in cities by adding the police in the implementation of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
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PMC plans congestion-free roads
PUNE: Come September and pandals erected for Ganesh Utsav will once again lead to traffic jams. This year, however, citizens can hope for a congestion-free festival. For the first time, the Pune Municipal
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Honking nuisance at silence zones
KOLHAPUR: Forty-year-old Yogendra Kulkarni, a resident of New Mahadwar Road, might believe in the adage of early-to-bed and early-to-rise but literally struggles to sleep before its midnight because of
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KSRTC, city buses are adding to noise pollution in Mysuru
The KSRTC and city buses are contributing to noise pollution in the city by using air horns that do not conform to the standards prescribed for ambient air quality in respect of noise. Not a single
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DP backlash effect: Hawking list to be revised
MUMBAI: Anticipating a strong protest from the public, especially after the draft development plan disaster, the BMC has decided to overhaul the hawking zone drive. The BMC had mapped out about 60,000
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Identify officers who failed to implement orders on noise pollution: Bombay High Court to chief secretary
Irked by non-implementation of its earlier orders, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the chief secretary to identify officers responsible for not implementing noise pollution rules so that contempt
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Green activists slam PCB for avoiding environment issues
KOLKATA: On the eve of World Environment Day, environmentalists slammed the state pollution control board for deliberately sidestepping issues related to environment and pollution. "The PCB has abdicated
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West Bengal: NGT stays SEC order of using loudspeakers during Boards
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday put a stay on the State Election Commission’s (SEC) order that allowed parties to use loudspeakers after April 2 — while Board exams will be on in the state