An analysis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has revealed a substantial rise in fine particulate matter on Diwali, with a 45 per cent increase in PM2.5 and a 33 per cent increase in PM10, compared to the previous year. The DPCC’s report emphasised that nearly all air quality …
KOLKATA: On the eve of World Environment Day, environmentalists slammed the state pollution control board for deliberately sidestepping issues related to environment and pollution. "The PCB has abdicated its role as a watchdog body that protects the environment. The very agency that once enforced laws against noise pollution and acted …
As the city's air goes from bad to unbreathable, expats can talk about returning home, but for people heavily invested here—native-born Delhiites and others who have built up their careers and raised families in it—there's no escape. The falling air quality is taking a toll on the health of lakhs …
Jamil, Juhi Garg and Meera Prasad don’t know that the killer dust in Delhi’s air, RSPM (respirable suspended partculate matter), began falling after CNG was introduced and then, seven years ago, took a treacherous U-turn for the worse. What they know is that their children cough and wheeze into each …
Police Chiefs To Get Report From Watchdog The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), which monitored noise across 45 locations in Mumbai during Diwali this year, will be writing to various police chiefs about the data collected by them once they bring out their final report. However, noise pollution activists say …
‘Particulate matter in air not within safe limits’ If you have been battling a nagging cough/cold or worse an upper respiratory tract infection this season, the city’s poor air quality could be the culprit. Official data has revealed that since the onset of winter, the city has not managed to …
The pollution level rose by four to 17 decibels at residential, commercial and even silent zones of the city this Diwali making it the most 'unhealthy' festival of lights' in the last few decades. The data collected by the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) reveals that …
If the quality of air on this year’s Diwali is compared with that of 2013 Diwali, it can be gauged that it was more of a festival of firecrackers than of lights or sweets. According to Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) that measured the air quality at its six …
Data collated over the last three years by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has shown that there was a dip in noise pollution levels in Kolhapur during this Diwali. With instructions to local distributors and manufacturers in southern India to lower levels in firecrackers, the intensity of noise was …
NOIDA: The city's air pollution level was 40% lower when compared with previous year's figures, while its noise level was down by 10%, according to the pollution control board's recordings this Diwali. According to PCB officials, Noida's residential areas recorded a noise level of 72.18 decibels on October 23, between …
THE city witnessed a noisier, but cleaner Diwali this year. According to readings, taken by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), of 51 locations where noise levels were recorded during the day on October 23, 42 had noise levels higher than those recorded in 2013. However, the data also shows that …
The ‘Green Diwali’ campaigns, awareness drives and rallies taken out across the city against firecrackers seem to have had no impact, with the city recording air and noise pollution beyond permissible levels again this year. The maximum noise pollution was reported between 8 pm and 10 pm. At one place, …
The unexpected rains in the city on Saturday brought down the air pollution levels after Diwali celebrations to within permissible limits in some areas. The temperatures, however, remained low on Sunday and no rain till evening allowed the pollution levels to rise again. “The average PM 2.5 level in the …
Thick smoke hung over New Delhi this week as millions lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, but calls for a boycott highlighted growing concerns over air quality in one of the world's most polluted cities. Pollution in the Indian capital reached "severe" levels on Friday, the day after Diwali, …
BANGALORE : Three of the five noise monitoring stations in the city set up by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board saw a rise in noise levels during Diwali on Thurday night, according to statistics by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Of the remaining two, there was a decrease …
The pledge by local residents to celebrate a pollution-free Diwali went in vain as crackers were burst recklessly in a number of residential areas in Dehradun. The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB), recorded the air pollution at Clock Tower at 218.12 respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and …
This new study published in the journal Research in Science and Technology reviews effects of fireworks on the air quality of major Indian cities during Diwali. Expressing concern over increase in particulate matter during this festival, it suggests development of serious strategies to control the use of firecrackers to protect …
Firecracker wholesalers of the State Capital fail to ensure anti-pollution norms. However, it is claimed that popular manufacturers have assured the smoke and noise is comparatively less this year. “We cannot show you the specifications in latest form of rockets, flower pots, sparklers and reels. But, can guarantee that they …
Diwali will be a noisy affair this year, at least in Pune, as most of the fireworks that have failed the tests across the nation by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (Peso) have already entered the city's market. Upon interviewing several firecracker vendors in Pune, TOI found that these …
Hadapsar, Shivajinagar Set To Be Most Polluted If you live in Hadapsar, Shivajinagar or Alandi and suffer from asthma or some other respiratory disease, you may consider going out of town as these areas are likely to witness the highest rise in pollution levels during Diwali celebrations, stated the System …
FESTIVE SPIRIT As City Readies To Dazzle In Diwali Lights, Concerns About Pollution Gain Prominence; Many Pledge To Keep It Noiseless Bhoomika GK, 32, a bank employee and resident of Ullal, West Bangalore, de cided to skip her morn ing walks for the next 10 days. Her doctor-friend advised her …
