Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025. The matter related to a newspaper report which appeared in the Hindu, January 15, 2024 titled "Rising sea, shrinking sands erode vibrancy of Ganga Sagar mela". …
Nagpur: Immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh commenced on Tuesday. Immersions continued in lakes excluding Sonegaon despite a ban, thanks to negligence of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) towards their own bylaws of prohibiting immersion of idols in water bodies. The civic authorities are supposed to …
NASHIK: City-based environment activists have appealed to citizens to celebrate the 10-day-long Ganesh festival in an eco-friendly manner. Before the commencement of Ganeshotsav, they urged citizens to make or buy shadu idols. "People have become very aware these days. Many are preferring eco-friendly idols, which is a very good thing. …
AURANGABAD: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has appealed to citizens and Ganesh mandals to take precautions against environmental and noise pollution during the 10-day festival commencing from Monday. J B Sangewar, MPCB's regional officer, said, "The board will monitor activities that lead to environmental pollution during the 10-day festival …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Monday said the statements made by Art of Living (AOL) recently are "very irresponsible." AOL had made some remarks about NGT's principal committee that assessed the ecological damage caused by AOL's World Culture Festival held in March. It had concluded that the floodplain …
Festivals are going green this year, with Ganesh Chaturthi and Dasara celebrants spreading Save Environment messages. People in the city are more environment conscious+ now. The district administration introduced the water conservation theme for the Dasara 2016 celebrations and is also looking at a plastic-free Dasara. The Mysuru City Corporation …
KOLHAPUR: 200 Ganesh mandals from the city, including some major organisations, have decided to mend their ways and pledged to tone down celebrations. The Ganesh mandals have assured the police that they would not use high-decibel sound systems during the 10-day festival. Police officials said it was a major achievement …
KOLHAPUR: Superintendent of police Pradeep Deshpande on Thursday warned of strict action against violators of the Supreme Court-set noise pollution norms. "We have no objection to sound systems operating as per the Supreme Court guidelines, but they should not cross the prescribed limits of noise," he said. The SP was …
NASHIK: Residents across the state are showing never-before awareness about going for clay idols of Ganesha for household worship this year. But not many seem to be aware how eco-friendly the idols are. Workshops on making such green idols are also running in full house, while shops selling shadu idols …
The code of conduct goes on to suggest sarvajanik mandal office-bearers to have an agreement, if required, with the contractor who is supplying the music system. The Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshutsav Samanway Samiti (BSGSS) on Tuesday for the first time circulated a code of conduct for a more environment-friendly festival. The …
MUMBAI: The decibel levels are already on rise and amplifiers continue to blare, even at night with the beginning of the festive season, starting with idol parades for Ganesh Chaturthi next month. In the crusade for a quiet Mumbai, Awaaz Foundation is gearing up to curb noise attacks during the …
BHOPAL: They are innovative and refuse to use tried and tested material for making idols. If some are making idols with marble and match sticks, others are trying to do so with grains or pulses. The more enterprising among them are using tailoring material. There are a clutch of such …
Mumbai: Ganpati pandals often seem to be the conscience keepers of society given that they focus on topical causes apart from entertainment. This year the plight of farmers in drought-affected regions of the state is a recurrent theme in several prominent pandals. Tejukaya Compound in Lalbaug has repeatedly shed light …
Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Modi suggested that instead of POP idols, which after immersion cause damage to the aquatic life and environment, people should use …
Kolhapur:Police have decided to take stern action against Ganesh mandals using high-decibel sound systems to ensure a low-decibel festival this time. According to police officials, this will help in ensuring that no mandal uses such systems and that no owner of these systems will rent it to the mandals. Police …
PUNE: From blaring music systems from their speaker-woofer systems to the traditional dhol-tasha troupes, the last day of Ganeshotsav is not for the faint-hearted. With decibel levels crossing permissible limits every year, experts believe that not only can the noise impair hearing, but also lead to psychological problems. The main …
Demanding a complete ban on idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP), a Pune-based student and activist has filed an application before the National Green Tribunal against the Maharashtra and Gujarat Pollution Control Board, stating that the material is insidious to the environment. The petition said that the respondents were …
As the land of the Thunder Dragon is all set to host the seventh edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary festival, global issues, including climate change and women's voices, will top the agenda. The three-day festival from Friday is an initiative of the India Bhutan Foundation, in association with Siyahi, …
Kolhapur: Activists have demanded better preparation from the administration for the Ganesh immersion immersion rally this year. Last year's rally was riddled with the sudden collapse of buildings, deaths and clashes between the police and mandal workers. Most Ganesh mandals are politically well connected providing them immunity from police action. …
You may get to enjoy comparatively lesser noise during the forthcoming festivals. The Bombay High Court has asked the state government to strictly implement the noise pollution rules and has held that loudspeakers and public address systems will not be allowed between 10pm and 6am, except on certain days marked …
Even silent zones in the city are not safe any longer. And traffic -particularly, incessant honking -has emerged as the major culprit. Loudspeakers and construction work are adding to the cacophony. All studies indicate an all-round breach of safe limits. The damage to your hearing is gradual, say doctors, warning …
