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". …
Agra: For the first time, Basant Day will be celebrated in an eco-friendly manner in Dayalbagh on Monday, with only solar-powered decorative lights. Twenty-thousand followers of the Radha Soami faith, from different parts of the country as well as abroad, will attend the celebrations. The entire Dayalbagh locality can be …
MADURAI: Over 1,200 tonnes of garbage was cleared by corporation workers after two days of Pongal festival in the city. Large chunks of garbage had accumulated in many parts of the city as residents seemed to have heeded the request of officials to refrain from burning things on Bhogi this …
Harsh Shah, an animal welfare officer nominated by the Environment Ministry validates these claims. Shah, who also conducts rescue operations in south Mumbai, received at least 40 to 50 cases of bird injuries through the day. Despite a nationwide ban on sale of nylon manja by the National Green Tribunal …
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play devotional songs in Mumbai trains, would not be banned even if they did create noise pollution. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play …
Salem: As the city gears up to celebrate Pongal, the Salem Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday unveiled the plans to set up as many as 25 collection points in each of its four zones where residents can discard old things on the day of Bhogi, the first day of the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Misra & Others Vs Art of Living International Center & Others dated 07/12/2017 regarding World Culture Festival Celebration on Yamuna flood plain. This has led to illegal and unauthorized dumping and construction in the active flood plains of river …
Jaipur: The festivals in Jaipur are not only impacting the water quality but also creating noise pollution. During the three festivals—Muharram, Ganesh Puja and Durga Puja, the noise pollution levels goes way high than the normal decibel sound. Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) report says that during these festivals the …
In this season of elections in Meghalaya, cherry blossoms bloomed late leading to controversies over the state government’s much hyped festival and leaving Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, whose brainchild was the celebrations, red-faced. But the question remains why did the blossoms come late? The late blooms can be a warning …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Visva Bharati University & Others dated 01/11/2017 regarding the pollution caused during the Poush Mela, 2015 held in the Visva Bharati University in the month of December. National Green Tribunal (Eastern Bench) directs …
Mumbai: The popular activist from Awaaz Foundation named Sumaira Abdulali, the woman who identified silence zones in Mumbai and struggled for the last 15 years to protect the city from noise pollution has now raised concern on colourful and flashing lights with context to Juhu beach which is been recently …
NEW DELHI: The level of emissions from fireworks fell by around 40 per cent during Diwali festivities this time as compared to 2016, according to the findings of a study which assume importance in the light of a region-wide ban on the sale of firecrackers by the Supreme Court. The …
Mangaluru: It was a Diwali that wasn't so noisy nor polluted this year. While some areas did experience smog, the day after the festival, an air quality monitoring exercise done in Mangaluru before and during Diwali reveals that the city chose to celebrate the festival in fairly eco-friendly way. The …
NAGPUR: The highest noise level recorded on Diwali day this year was 10 decibels more than last year's high, even though there was a perceptible reduction in number of crackers. Like last year, Kalamna remained the noisiest at 86.4 decibels on Diwali night between 11pm and midnight. Experts have, however, …
The realisation that pollution is playing havoc with our lives continues to elude Indians. We are indeed living from moment to moment largely oblivious of the toxic air quality that we breathe day in and day out. Sadly, there is little thought over what we are bequeathing to the future …
BENGALURU: Noise levels in seven of the 10 monitoring locations across the city dipped by 1.8% this Diwali compared to last year. Several areas including Yeshwantpur, Church Street, SG Halli, BTM Layout, Domlur, Mysuru Road and areas near Nimhans saw a decline in overall noise levels.Noise levels jumped in three …
Furnace oil and pet-coke are the dirtiest by-products from the refinery process and use of these fuels was banned in Delhi in 1996. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke -- a cheap but dirty fuel -- in New Delhi's neighbouring states, the latest …
Jivdaya Charitable Trust recently-launched animal ambulance by the state government While Amdavadis are in a festive mood this month, the city has shockingly witnessed nearly 300 cases of animal injuries over the past 15 days. Thanks to organisations such as Jivdaya Charitable Trust and the recently-launched animal ambulance by the …
As per a 2015 IIT-Kanpur study on air pollution, road dust (32%) is the largest contributor to air pollution, followed by vehicular pollution (20%). Environment minister Imran Hussain wrote to Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan requesting the use of “helicopter” or “aircraft” for “aerial sprinkling of water” in Delhi to …
BENGALURU: Unremitting rain and GST on crackers had little impact on festive spirit this Diwali, with the city recording a 46.8% rise in the level of air pollutants.According to data released by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Monday , the level of average PM10 (particulate matter of …
Data from 15 stations on Sunday says AQI is in ‘red zone’ Air quality swung back to pre-Diwali levels with most monitoring stations in the NCR registering “very poor” on the index. This was primarily due to elevated concentrations of particulate matter 2.5, a class of pollutants implicated in aggravating …
