Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Large scale tree-cutting, destruction of hills and quarrying, pollution of water bodies and the erection of cellphone towers are taking a toll on the diverse habitats available for birds in the city, said ornithologist Prabhakar Kukdolkar, a former forest department official. “About 410 species of birds have been recorded in …
About 300 residents from Curchorem urged Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) to take action against mobile towers in Curchorem, if they are found to be illegal. The residents in their letter to CCMC stated that some residents from Carriamoddi-Curchorem objected to erection of mobile towers because of personal vested interest and …
Expressing serious concern over the effect of radiation from mobile phones and mobile towers in residential areas, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday asked the Centre to place the status report before it regarding constitution of specialised committee for which court had directed more than 18 …
The residents of Cariamoddi, Curchorem, have strongly opposed the erection of a mobile phone tower in the locality for fear of any possible health hazards from the radiation emitted by the mobile tower. Around 30 residents have signed a memorandum addressed to the chief officer of the Curchorem Cacora municipal …
Medical science is yet to establish the exact link between mobile tower radiation and health hazards and ascertain whether it is related to mental stress levels or triggers cancerous growth. There is a known probability of health hazards being associated with high-levels of microwave radiation on which the mobile phones …
Pune: Within a month of taking a decision to demolish all illegal mobile towers on municipal buildings, the civic corporation is now reconsidering its stand against them. “As per the directives of telecom ministry, a committee has been formed in all the districts to take a decision against illegal towers. …
Mumbai: The Swami Vivekanand school in Malad has 32 cellphone towers and the BMC has refused to take action despite repeated complaints, said NCP legislator Vidya Chavan on Wednesday. Raising the issue through a calling attention motion in the House, Chavan demanded action against municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte for ignoring …
Activists have welcomed the BMC’s draft policy on cellphone towers, but with reservations. They say the BMC has ignored scientific data by allowing two towers in a single building and insist that only two antennae—not two towers—be permitted per site. “On two towers, 20-30 antennae can be put up, which …
The BMC’s draft guidelines for installation of cell phone towers has put schools, colleges, hospitals, orphanages, child rehabilitation centres and old age homes out of bounds for such antennae. It has specified that all persons living on or below the terrace of residential buildings must give their consent. A building …
The Noida Authority has decided to relocate over 300 mobile towers away from densely populated areas in the city, in a bid to reduce the alleged health risks of exposure to radiation from these towers. This was decided by top authority officials at a meeting on Wednesday. The move may …
Govt-Set Radiation Standard Questioned Agovernment-sponsored study into Mumbaikars’ complaints against cellphone tower radiation has found 95% of the towers to be safe. Experts have questioned the study on the grounds that the government-prescribed radiation safety level is higher than that of several countries like Germany, Russia and China. They also …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will take action against telecom and tower installation companies that have put up mobile towers on school and hospital buildings in the city, said municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak. Elected members across party lines raised the issue at the general body (GB) meeting of the PMC …
INDORE: Acting tough against illegal mobile towers in the city, Indore Municipal Corporation on Wednesday acted against eight mobile towers. Cable connections of mobile towers at Residency, VaibhavNagar, Kanadia Road and Pipliyahana were cut off by the removal team of civic body. Virednra Upadhaya, removal officer of IMC said civic …
Bharti Airtel plans to use environmentally-friendly energy sources to power its telecom towers in Africa as part of an effort to reduce the operational costs of running the network. The company plans about 1,300-1,400 towers to be powered by solar energy and some more harnessing wind energy, reducing their consumption …
In the wake of health risk posed by mobile phone towers, the Noida Authority has decided to relocate all such antennas from residential areas of the city. The authority will identify locations in isolated places — far from residential colonies — where they will be relocated. There are over 300 …
Amid concerns over radiation from cell phone towers, government on Friday called for research proposals to study the possible impact of electromagnetic frequency radiation on humans and living organisms. The call for proposals by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) comes in the wake of conflicting reports on the …
Corporation does not have authority to measure side effects’ There are 11 mobile towers illegally built on schools and nursing homes under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation. Of the 11, seven have been erected atop educational institutions and four on nursing homes located in Shahdara . These facts were part …
High Levels of Radiation Suspected In Several Areas Kochi: In the wake of increasing number of complaints of high-level radiation from mobile phone towers, the government has finally decided to conduct a radiation intensity mapping in the city to identify areas where the radiation is above permissible limits. The Kerala …
Indus Towers is a joint venture between telecom majors Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers today said it has stopped using diesel as a source for power generation at 20,000 towers, constituting of about 20% of its 1.12 lakh towers across the country. It targets …
The Ombudsman for Local Self-Government Institutions has instructed the Thalassery municipality to obtain a scientific report from a competent authority pertaining to a complaint against mobile towers of three companies functioning in close vicinity to the Mubarak Higher Secondary School here. The petitioner, a resident of Saidar Palli Junction here, …
