Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Nagpur: Activist and advocate Ankita Shah has lodged a complaint with commissioner of police K Venkatesham demanding action against Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) for holding One-Day International match between India and Australia at Jamtha stadium recently without obtaining permission from the police department. Meanwhile, an earlier case by activist Kamlesh …
NEW DELHI: Even as Kathmandu has resolutely curbed the use of horns on roads, Delhi — despite a number of awareness campaigns against honking and noise pollution — continues to record high street noise, with major intersections logging decibel levels over 100 dB. In fact, a driver steps out with …
Rwanda National Police (RNP) has intensified operations against noise pollution to ensure that the law as well as the rights of other people are respected, the police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police Theos Badege said, yesterday. He said that public places like churches, bars, restaurants and nigh-clubs should operate within …
Observing that "Until some municipal commissioner is (not) sent behind bars, nobody will comply with court orders," the Bombay High court on Thursday issued show cause notice of contempt against Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, and municipal commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporations for allowing the …
A study published in Current Science says that ambient noise levels in India's metropolitan cities are way above safe limits. The study, conducted by the National Physical Laboratory, the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Technological University, found that fewer than 10 of the 70 sites in seven cities that …
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 …
Almost three months after the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) decided to ban the manufacture, sale, purchase and fitting of pressure horns and such sound-emitting devices in the state, transporters, including truck and bus owners, continue to flout the rules and make driving hell for other commuters. The PPCB had …
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, …
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 …
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 …
KOLKATA: Even though showers eased Diwali pollution in the city, air and noise quality degraded two days later, thanks to immersion processions and celebrations after Brazil's victory in the Under-17 World Cup. On Sunday night, crackers were burst indiscriminately in absence of any surveillance either by pollution control board or …
A study which analysed data on noise levels in seven big cities of the country came to the conclusion that finding a quiet place in these cities is next to impossible. Data from 70 monitoring stations in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow was analysed for 2015. While …
Panaji: The government has announced the names of 24 officers designed as 'authority' for maintenance of the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise under the Noise Pollution (regulation and control) rules, 2000. These include the district collectors, additional collectors (I), sub-divisional magistrates of the respective talukas, superintendents of …
Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has Conducted Ambient Air & Noise level monitoring in Bhopal city during celebration of Diwali festival in the year 2017 (pre-Diwali on 12.10.2017, on Diwali on 19.10.2017 & post Diwali on 22.10.2017) to record the impact of bursting of crackers on environment. …
VADODARA: Students of M S University's Department of Environmental Studies with the help from personnel from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will closely monitor the air and sound pollution levels in the city during the two days of Diwali and New Year. CPCB team will train the BSc and …
The neighbourhoods of hospitals are declared as silence zones so that patients receiving treatment are not disturbed. So are areas around schools, colleges, courts and other such places that need to be noise-free. But how silent are so-called silence zones in India? A recent study across seven major cities has …
This is a compilation of select court orders , judgements and directives by the pollution control boards to control air and noise pollution on Diwali by the India Environment Portal. INDIA Test results of sound emitting fireworks carried out by FRDC during the period 2011- 2012 DELHI NCR Judgement of …
GURUGRAM: Ahead of Diwali, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is going to install three noise measuring meters and an as-yet-undecided number of digital displays of air pollution data in the city. According to HSPCB officials, the noise meters will be installed at Atul Kataria Chowk, IMT Manesar and the …
“We will work in coordination with police. We have already conducted a series of meetings with police,” Kalyan Rudra, Chairman of West Bengal Pollution Control Board, told The Indian Express The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will work with Kolkata Police to ensure the noise limit of 90 decibel …
KOLKATA: If Delhi is the worst polluted city in India on Diwali night, Kolkata is not far behind. The pollution level in Kolkata, which remains within the limit most of the time of the year, spikes during Diwali night and almost catches up Delhi's pollution levels. With reports of huge …
