Can we make less noise on the street?
AHMEDABAD: Silence Zone'. If this was a big signboard put up at hospitals, schools, old age homes etc in Ahmedabad, the Amdavadi would welcome it with a honk!
AHMEDABAD: Silence Zone'. If this was a big signboard put up at hospitals, schools, old age homes etc in Ahmedabad, the Amdavadi would welcome it with a honk!
By Hemant Abhishek, New Delhi Delhi traffic police has decided to observe January 1 as "No Honking Day" in the capital. If everything goes as planned, the city could be a witness to a noise-free day on the roads infamous for sound levels exceeding way beyond the "safe" 60 decibel mark.
SMALL ENGINES MAKE BIG NOISE The city has been breathing a lot easier ever since a majority of auto-rickshaws plying the road changed to CNG a couple of years ago. But a recent BMC study shows that there has been little respite from noise pollution caused by three-wheeler cargo carriers and passenger auto-rickshaws.
Chandigarh Administration has taken firm steps to control the projected deterioration in the environment of the city by initiating various environment friendly projects like establishment of Botanic Garden, green belts, parks and water-bodies. Administration has imposed a complete ban on the
BHUBANESWAR: The campaigning for BMC elections has become shriller, literally.
A Colorado judge has come up with a novel punishment for noise polluters - they are forced to listen to Barry Manilow. Judge Paul Sacco says his unorthodox punishment of forcing noise ordinance violators to sit in a room and listen to music they don
Level of sound pollution (also termed as noise pollution) in Dhaka city is now a major concern for the general people because it has already exceeded the tolerance level. Because of this sound or noise pollution millions of people in the country are exposed to a number of health risks -- from deafness to heart attack.
KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday admitted a public interest writ petition filed by Dr Abraham Paul and three other officebearers of the Kochi branch of the Indian Medical Association, praying to direct the authorities to prevent noise pollution by declaring areas falling within 100 metres from hospitals, schools and courts as silent zones.
Not everything was bright during the festival of lights last week. Both Ranchi and Jamshedpur earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest noise and air pollution levels in recent years.
Level of sound pollution (also termed as noise pollution) in Dhaka city is now a major concern for the general people because it has already exceeded the tolerance level. Because of the sound pollution millions of people in Bangladesh are exposed to a number of health risks- from deafness to heart attack.
Lucknow: Environmentalists are going to love it. UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) surveys have indicated that compared to last year, air and noise pollution levels in the state capital this Diwali plummeted drastically by 40 and 10 percent respectively.
NEW DELHI: The motivation could have been global recession, strict enforcement of the law or even plain concern for the environment, but in the end Delhi made an effort to remain
Diwali this year was indeed quieter and cleaner. Whether it was because of unusually expensive firecrackers, fears of recession playing festive spoiler or the spread of environmental awareness, the city seems to have burst less crackers this Diwali compared to the last. Air and noise pollution levels on Tuesday dropped significantly over most parts of the city compared with Diwali last year.
Pune, October 26 Automotive Research Association of India starting a new PG course
Bangalore, DHNS: The High Court has directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to initiate action against a Maharashtra-based agro company which is establishing a distillery unit at a village in Bagalkot.
The fancy firecrackers displayed at one of the sales outlets of Devi Fireworks at Poozhikkunnu. ATHUL LAL A.G.:The countdown has begun for Deepavali, the festival of lights, and master crackermen in the city are all set to make the most of this year
Water is the most vital element among the natural resources, and is crucial for the survival of all living organisms. The environment, economic growth and development of Bangladesh are all highly influenced by water - its regional and seasonal availability, and the quality of surface and groundwater.
ISO-14001 was developed by the Geneva International Standards Organisation as a model for business and for other organisations to use in managing their effort to comply with environmental requirements and for protection of human health and environment.
The recognition of noise as an environmental problem and its impact both on community and occupational environment is rapidly growing. The present survey is aimed to report about the existing noise environment in Roorkee. A cross section survey of population in Roorkee points out that main sources of noise pollutions are automobiles and loudspeakers.