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". …
Moved by a compelling picture drawn by three toddlers about children’s everyday struggle to survive Delhi’s poisonous air, the Supreme Court on Thursday stepped in to help them. A bench led by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu asked the Centre and the Delhi government to respond to the infants’ …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee Vs The Chairman Pollution Control Board & Ors dated 08/10/2015 regarding pollution of Adi Ganga, Kolkata, West Bengal. Kolkata Municipal Corporation has agreed to comply with the order passed by the Tribunal on 06/10/2015 …
With Deepavali round the corner, the Chief Minister’s office has directed the Secretary to the Department of Environment and Ecology to take necessary steps to prevent the sale of high-decibel crackers in the market. Exposure to high-decibel sounds is known to cause hearing impairment, particularly among vulnerable groups such as …
PUNE: The Pune police have filed cases of violating noise pollution norms against three Ganapati mandals and issued show-cause notices to 67 other mandals seeking an explanation as to why action should not be taken against them for not following the Supreme Court guidelines. Deputy commissioner of police (special branch) …
With the usage of Chinese crackers found to be affecting the quality of air in Delhi, the city government has asked the Centre to “continue with its ban” on them this year. The Arvind Kejriwal government has written to the Customs Department stating that as Chinese firecrackers are harmful to …
Jabalpur is a city having highest number of lakes in Madhya Pradesh. A Systematic study has been done by author on lakes of Jabalpur, in coordination with other departments i.e. District Administration Jabalpur, Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) , Jabalpur Development Authority (JDA) , Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB), Agriculture …
Three toddlers — aged between 3 to 14 months — have approached the Supreme Court through their parents and have urged it to completely ban bursting firecrackers during festivals and otherwise, in the capital. In a PIL filed through their parents, toddlers Arjun Goyal, Aarav Bhandari and Zoya Rao Bhasin …
The deafening sound created by traditional instruments like dhol tasha and pakhwaj along with electronic music played on the last day of the Ganesh festival continues to cross permissible limits. Students of College of Engineering Pune (COEP), who conducted the annual monitoring exercise for the 14th year in succession, found …
AURANGABAD: High Court directives on noise pollution this year have induced a clampdown on DJ systems by the police units across Marathwada. The sound limit being set at 75 decibels for sound systems played at public places, Ganesh mandals have decided to opt for the traditional dhol-tasha for the Ganesh …
There has been a rise of 10 to 15 per cent in the number of registered and unregistered Ganesh mandals in four zones of the city, mainly due to rising political aspirations at the local level. The result is more noise pollution and clogging of roads. The police expect even …
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued show-cause notices to 52 Ganesh mandals for obstructing the traffic along major roads and causing sound pollution. The KMC has taken such an action for the first time after the Bombay high court (HC) directed all the civic bodies to regulate traffic flow …
Around 47 tonnes of dried flowers, leaves and decorative plants used during the last five days of the Ganpati festival have been collected from the Nirmalya bins set up at immersion ghats and all over the city by the civic authorities. The floral waste has been sent to TMC's waste …
The Panvel city police have booked two persons for causing noise pollution by playing loud music during the Ganpati processions on the street. Bajirao Bhosale, senior inspector, Panvel city, said, "Despite the cops on duty warning the mandal organizers to lower the volume, they continued to play live instruments on …
The continuous barrage of loud music, dazzling light shows and bursting of fire crackers during the Ganeshotsav seem to be harming the health of Thaneites who have been complaining of sleep disorders. Doctors and child psychiatrists said there definitely was a link to suggest that the growing incidents of sleep …
MUMBAI: Noise levels during Diwali were ear-splitting, while Ganesh Chaturthi was among the quieter festivals, a decade ago. The reverse is true today. Diwali has grown quieter, while Ganesh Chaturthi and Eid have seen the highest noise levels. Politics, and not religion, may explain this. "Diwali is celebrated by individuals …
Ahead of the festive season, Delhi government has decided to strictly impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on those spotted polluting the Yamuna by throwing waste or puja offerings in it. National Green Tribunal (NGT) had in January passed a slew of directions in this regard, cracking the whip on …
Those who have illegally erected Ganpati pandals this year, shall not be allowed to erect pandals next year, the Bombay High Court ordered on Wednesday while directing the municipal corporations to issue notices to organisers of illegal pandals and also remove those unauthorised ones where the idol was yet to …
Mayor Vaishali Dakare has appealed to Ganesh mandals to avoid the use of high-decibel music systems during the festival season. She was speaking at a Ganesh award distribution ceremony at Shahu Smarak Bhavan, arranged by SPN Digital. Dakare said that high-decibel sound systems disturb the environment and are harmful for …
Wind appears to be blowing the Karnataka way for the moment, after disappointing it for several weeks. Good wind speed in the last couple of days has increased wind energy generation and eased the power crisis temporarily in the State, leading to the five Escoms declaring that they would desist …
To put an end to the menace of noise pollution during the Ganpati celebrations, Thane-based activist Dr Vijay Bedekar has started an online petition to increase general awareness about the issue and garner support for his initiative. Bedekar is a gynaecologist by profession. Despite the High Court (HC) directives in …
