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". …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Kumar Tyagi & Others Vs. Art of Living International Center & Others dated 10/08/2016 regarding the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to the three day World Culture Festival organised by the Art of Living. The report of …
Police have already started initiating measures to ensure that the Ganesh festival will be celebrated without violating noise level norms. With the festival a month away, orders have been issued to all the police stations in the district to convene meetings of Ganesh mandal members and undertaking a written statement …
Goa Government today said it would form flying squads and keep an eagle eye on the state's borders to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming into the state for sale ahead of the Ganesh festival next month. "The ban on PoP idols in the state would be strictly …
Thiruvananthapuram : Suchitwa mission is introducing green protocol at Aruvikkara sree bhagavathy temple as part of Karkida vavu bali. The project is jointly implemented by Aruvikkara panchayat, temple organising committee and Suchitwa mission. As per the green protocol, devotees will be asked to restrain from using plastic. Over the years, …
The students with their Chilla Matt posters Sound of silence: Four advertising students initiate campaign in Bandra with a little help from NGO Awaaz Foundation Even as several citizens across Mumbai are taking to streets to raise awareness about adverse effects of noise pollution, a Bandra-based media institute, with help …
Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation has decided to introduce green protocol during 'karkidaka vavu'. The decision was made during a review meeting convened by mayor V K Prashanth here on Tuesday. The health wing of the city corporation has been directed to clean temple premises of Thiruvallom Parashurama temple before and …
RAIPUR: In a significant move, Chhattisgarh environment board has made it mandatory to use idols made of natural soil and paints during immersions in festivals of Navaratri and Ganesh Utsav. The move comes in wake of consistent increase in pollution of water bodies due to religious practices and immersion of …
Last year too, the Bombay High Court had observed that religious festivals should be celebrated in a meaningful manner so that no inconvenience is caused to others. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is revising its guidelines on religious festivals and wedding halls to control noise pollution. PK Mirashe, assistant …
The state government informed the Bombay High Court on Monday that this year, all police stations in Maharashtra will be equipped with decibel meters to keep a check on Ganpati pandals flouting noise pollution rules. Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani told the court that an order to procure 1,843 decibel meters …
Not satisfied with Maharashtra government's reply regarding procurement of noise meters to check decibel levels during festivals, the Bombay High Court today asked the state to file an affidavit by July 27 giving a time-bound schedule to buy the equipment. "We want to see the orders regarding purchase of noise …
With no defined airport zone, and sound barriers on tracks too expensive to install, there is no escaping high decibels The ministry of civil aviation's move to boost regional connectivity by allowing airlines to import aircraft as old as 18 years may not be good news for people living near …
Koraput: The Koraput district administration has decided to ban the use of water pouches and polythene carry bags of thickness less than 40 microns during the car festival in the town. Thousands of people, including tribals from neighbouring villages, throng Koraput during the annual festival. They often dispose empty water …
The Madras High Court today warned that high decibel cone speakers used in religious places, including mosques, would be seized by authorities if volume levels are not kept within the limit prescribed by the Supreme Court. First bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan made the …
Visva Bharati University (VBU) acting registrar Mani Mukut Mitra informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench through an affidavit that the university doesn't have adequate resources to tackle the pollution that occurs during the three-day Poush Mela organised in Santiniketan every year. The bench was hearing a petition …
Kochi: Despite the air and noise pollution that accompanies temple festivities, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is in no way involved in the conduct or monitoring of festivals. PCB officials said that they were required only when an industry or company comes for permission to manufacture fireworks. "For …
AGRA: The lighting of bonfire as a replay of burning of Holika symbolizing the victory of good over evil, now seems to have a not-so-holy side. Huge heaps of garbage — plastic bags, sacks, old tyres, rubber products, leather cuttings and other waste products — can be seen at every …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Noise and air pollution, 14/03/2016. (a) The data on air quality and noise levels monitored under programme of National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network for some of the major cities of the country during Deepawali festival for the last four years and the year 2015 …
An expert committee appointed by the NGT has recommended imposing a fine of Rs 120 crore on the Art of Living Foundation. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday questioned the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for granting the Art of Living Foundation permission to conduct its World Culture Festival on the …
Under the collective ‘All for Water for All’ Recognising the need for holistic approach to management of water resources in the light of threats like pollution, declining groundwater recharge, saltwater intrusion due to coastal erosion and encroachment of water bodies, a host of citizens and organisations are coming together under …
The Indian Medical Association has decided to hold awareness programmes about the health consequences of noise pollution among public and students. Against the backdrop of India being the noisiest place in the world due to noise pollution generated by the vehicular traffic, unnecessary use of air horns, sound generated by …
