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 …
The police said that total number of cases related to noise pollution stood at 35 cases in the north zone in August. Hyderabad: Five days into Ganesh Chaturthi and the city seems to know how to celebrate it without increasing the sound level. As a blessing in disguise, the noise …
Advocate General A Kumbhakoni submitted an affidavit, stating that the state government was “withdrawing the allegations made against Justice Oka,” and that it was tendering an “unconditional apology” to Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, Justice A S Oka and to the entire institution of the high court. The Bombay High Court …
MUMBAI: The Centre on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court it supports silence zones but it is for state governments to declare them in view of the recent amendment to Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000. Additional solicitor general Anil Singh, with advocate Sandesh Patil, was replying to challenges …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government was chastised by the Bombay high court on Monday for playing with its dignity and misleading the Chief Justice when the hearing against sound pollution resumed before a bench led by Justice Abhay Oka. Hearing the state's "unconditional withdrawal of allegation of bias" against Justice Oka …
MUMBAI: Three days after the noise pollution case was withdrawn from senior Bombay high court judge Justice Abhay Oka after the state government alleged he was "harbouring serious bias" against it, he will now head a full bench constituted to hear it. However TOI could not independently confirm this development. …
Decibel levels on the first day of immersions found to be higher than last year's, say activists of Awaaz Foundation Anti-noise pollution activists measuring noise levels across Mumbai on the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi immersions on Saturday found the decibel levels to be even higher than that recorded on …
HYDERABAD: It may be a sheer coincidence. The ten-day long Ganesh festivities are around the corner, and the Central government has amended earlier this month the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.The amended version has removed the namesake sanctity that was earlier held by courts, hospitals and education institutions …
With Ganesh Chaturthi beginning today, organisers will be able to play music in silence zones that spread in a 100-metre radius around hospitals, educational institutes and courts. On Thursday, Justice Abhay Oka of the Bombay High Court, who was hearing a bunch of petitions highlighting the problem of noise pollution …
Rejecting the Maharashtra government's stand that silence zones do not exist in the state as of now, the Bombay High Court today said its 2016 order declaring areas near hospitals, schools, colleges and courts as silence zones shall continue to operate. Rejecting the Maharashtra government’s stand that silence zones do …
Pune: A group of activists and citizens have signed a petition to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to heed the Supreme Court judgments and restore the silence zones. Silence zones in the state were earlier notified by civic bodies. Stringent limits were set on noise levels and violators faced punishments in …
Nagpur: For the first time, regulations have been framed for marriage halls and lawns. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and traffic police would regulate the venues to prevent from air, water and noise pollution. MPCB member secretary P Anbalagan wrote to municipal commissioner Ashwin Mudgal on …
“With no silence zones, it will be a lot easier to get permissions for mandals around hospitals and educational institutes. There is only a week left for the festival and it is unlikely that the zones will be identified during this time,” said anti-noise pollution activist, Sumaira Abdulali. A day …
MUMBAI: Seventeen years after Noise Pollution Rules came into force, the Centre last week made changes to the law, putting a question mark over the fate of silence zones across the country. The matter came to light on Wednesday when the Maharashtra government informed the Bombay high court that noise …
State to HC: Centre amended Noise Pollution Rules 2000. The state government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that no area will be earmarked as ‘silence zone’ until the government notifies it as one. The state environment department told the High Court that the Noise Pollution Rules 2000 has …
Meanwhile in Thane, which witnesses high decibel levels during Gokulashtami celebrations saw lesser number of events organised as compared to last year Janmashtami celebrations saw a major dip in the usage of loudspeakers this year. Sumaira Abdulali, Convenor of Awaaz Foundation who was out measuring decibel levels across Mumbai and …
Bengaluru: Playing songs and delivering speeches on loudspeakers till midnight on patriotic days will no longer amount to infringement of the right to sleep. According to the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Amendment Rules 2017, notified by the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change on Thursday, the use …
KOLKATA: The city that had been the first to combat sound pollution two decades ago, has emerged as the country's noise capital with silence zones falling prey to the deafening cacophony of honking. A study submitted by West Bengal Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday showed …
The petitioner also wants MMRCL to pay compensation of Rs 10,000 per day for hardships caused by the construction activity A Colaba resident has moved the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), which is constructing Metro Line 3, to follow noise pollution control …
ACOEM Group will be working with state pollution boards and the AAI on the govt front France-based ACOEM Group which has recently set up its India subsidiary in Vadodara is eyeing collaborations in defence sector for its patented gun shot detection systems, apart from bringing its noise monitoring technology to …
While cardiovascular disorders are blamed for 25 per cent of deaths in India, health experts say a new emerging trend shows that noise pollution is also leading to cardiovascular disease burden. Acute noise exposure increases blood pressure by releasing the stress hormones and also increases the risk of heart rhythm …
