Noise Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise pollution in Delhi, 20/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunl in the matter of Hardeep Singh & Others Vs SDMC & Others dated 20/11/2019 regarding failure of the statutory authorities in Delhi in controlling noise pollution as per statutory mandate of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 (Noise Rules). The grievance of the …

Report on special monitoring of Ambient Air Quality & Noise Levels at Bhopal city during Diwali Festival 2019

With reference to CPCB Head Office letter no A-21016/1/08-Mon/6039 dated September 2nd, 2019 Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has conducted Ambient Air Quality monitoring in Bhopal city from 20.10.2019 to 04.11.2019 during Diwali for the parameters of PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2 and selected heavy metals in PM10 …

Report on ambient air quality & noise on Deepawali - 2019

Like every year, CPCB has planned for air quality and noise level monitoring on selected pre-Deepawali day (21.10.2019) and on Deepawali day (27.10.2019) in Delhi. Ambient Noise was monitored at 16 locations (06 manual and 10 real-time noise monitoring). Ambient Air Quality was monitored at 37 operational Real-time monitoring stations. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a flour mill, Delhi, 24/10/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Tej Singh Hada Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 24/10/2019 regarding pollution caused by a flour mill at Dabri Palam Road, New Delhi. The applicant had informed the Tribunal, that even after the closure notice served …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of diesel generator sets in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 22/10/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Justice A. K. Roopanwal (Retd.) & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/10/2019 regarding Presidium School and Indirapuram Habitat Centre using diesel generator sets creating air and noise pollution at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad in violation of the Air …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise pollution from IGI Airport, Delhi, 18/09/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/09/2019. The Execution Application seeks enforcement of NGT order dated November 24, 2017. According to the applicants who were residents …

The dirty footprint of the broken grid : the impacts of fossil fuel back-up generators in Developing Countries

Around the world, nearly 1 billion people live without access to electricity, and about 840 million more live with unreliable and intermittent service from electric grids. For many of them, fossil fuel backup generators are the only source of power. But these machines offer a problematic, intermediate solution: their cost …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cleaniness of Goverdhan Paravat and its Parikarma, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 19/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Others Vs Department of Environment & Forests & Others dated 19/08/2019 regarding cleaniness of Goverdhan Paravat and its Parikarma. The Court Commissioner, Anand V. Shukla visited the site on two festivals and reported that compliance …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of diesel generator sets in schools, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 13/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Justice A.K. Roopanwal (Retd.) & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 13/08/2019 regarding use of diesel generator sets by Presidium School and Indirapuram Habitat Centre, leading to air and noise pollution at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad in violation of …

Shimla admin chalks out strategy to tackle noise pollution, illegal parking

Shimla: With state high court adopting a tough stand on noise pollution and illegally parked vehicles roads by making it clear that the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police would personally be held responsible, district administration finally has started the process of chalking out a strategy. Deputy commissioner Amit Kashyap …

Ganesh pandals to lower decibels

Vadodara: The Ganesh pandal organizers have agreed to keep the decibel levels low this festive season. Senior police officials had on Thursday held a meeting with the organizers to discuss and resolve several issues ahead of the Ganesh festivals. City police commissioner, Anupam Singh Gahlaut said that the organizers have …

HC directs Shimla DC, SP to submit plan to tackle noise pollution

Shimla: After finding that noise level in most of Shimla town is beyond the prescribed limit, especially in commercial zones, Himachal Pradesh high court has asked Shimla’s deputy commissioner (DC) and superintendent of police (SP) to file their personal affidavits on the plan to tackle noise pollution as well as …

Prepare plan to map noise pollution, says Central board

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to prepare an action plan for mapping noise pollution and a mitigation plan, besides identifying hotspots. The direction comes on a March 15 order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), asking the CPCB to categorise …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by schools, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 11/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Chaudhary Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2019 regarding violation of environmental norms by L.R.A. Kids School, J.P Academy School, Little Scholar Colts School and Little Scholar Colts School at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant - Manoj Chaudhary …

Sound pollution: Report on categorisation of areas

Bengaluru: The high court on Wednesday directed the government to submit a status report on categorisation of areas on the basis of permitted sound levels for effective implementation of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. A division bench headed by chief justice Abhya Shreeniwas Oka also directed the …

Somaliland mosques told to turn down the volume

Mosques in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have been urged to turn down, or turn off, their loudspeakers for overnight prayers. The director general of the ministry of religious affairs, Aadan Abdillahi Abdalle, told the BBC Somali service that imams and mosque authorities had been urged to respect their neighbours …

Pollution around IGIA: NGT asks AAI, DIAL to submit ATR within month

In a fresh hearing pertaining to noise and air pollution both in the vicinity of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) to submit "factual and action taken" report within a month. Notably, NGT ordered DIAL …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and air pollution around IGI, Delhi, 21/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/05/2019 regarding noise and air pollution around IGI, Delhi. NGT directs the Airport Authority of India and the Delhi International …

Polluting industries to be fined up to Rs 10 lakh

PANJIM: In a move towards implementation of Polluter Pays Principle as directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the industries causing “substantial damage” to environment would be fined between Rs 10,000 to Rs 10 lakh as per the decision taken by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), the nodal …

EC goes green, votes for eco-friendly products

Going green in more than one way for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission has decided to exercise its franchise in favour of bio-degradable publicity material, besides checking the sound pollution during the rallies in run up to May 19 elections. While repeatedly persuading the political parties and candidates …

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