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 …
Driving fast on highways not only increases noise levels, but also doesn’t help you reach your destination really fast. A recent experiment by the expressway administration and highway traffic authorities showed that a speeding car (at over 100 kmph) going from Panvel to Pune will gain only eight to nine …
Rajasthan, which had prided itself on leading the way in relocation of villagers from its tiger reserves, is now facing a backlash. Villagers living inside Sariska reserve are in agitation mode and are refusing to be relocated. Their complaint is that the `10 lakhs being offered to them by the …
In a relief to students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will complete installation of the 3m-high and 1,500m-long noise barriers from Powai lake to the end of the institute’s boundary wall by May-end. “The barriers will block the outside noise …
National environmental programmes have been seeing no progress since the devolution of the Ministry of Environment two years ago. All environmental conservation plans were approved by the Pakistan Environment Protection Council (PEPC) – the apex organisation at the national level for formulation and implementation of the national environmental policy and …
Hyderabadis are victims of perpetual noise pollution according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. Data pertaining to ambient noise level from continuous monitoring stations set up by the CPCB concludes that the city residents are subjected to high noise levels at all times. These stations set up at …
JAIPUR: A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court, headed by Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra on Thursday asked the state government to stop all illegal minings in the 21-km stretch of Kala Pahar region in Bharatpur district. The court also issued show cause notice to the state authorities on …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has issued show-cause notices to three unauthorised dyeing units near Perur and action is to be taken on these units soon. An official of the board here told The Hindu on Tuesday that in the last six months as many as six unauthorised dyeing …
MUMBAI: Professors and students at the IIT, Powai, will soon be able to have classes without traffic noise, thanks to a 1,500-metre noise barrier. Estimated to cost Rs 3.5 crore, the structures will be ready by the month-end. MMRDA joint project director, Dilip Kawathkar, said, "The IIT campus will be …
MUMBAI: Almost a month after the Central Information Commission (CIC) directed the ministry of environment and forests to publish reports of all commissions and special panels on its website within a month of receiving them, it has asked the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) to display noise levels of …
The Nainital district administration and Corbett National Park authorities have started work to raise awareness among owners of resorts around Corbett regarding the recent Government order banning sound amplification in resorts within 500 metres of the national park. It is worth mentioning here that following a directive of the Uttarakhand …
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Neeru Garg convened a meeting with the representatives of Wedding Points’ Association to discuss measures to control noise pollution in Dehradun on Monday. She said that the police will take all possible steps to control noise pollution in the district. No one will be allowed …
Horn-shaped loudspeakers used for festivities in violation of rules Residents of Maramon, Kozhencherry, and surrounding areas are left to bear with the blaring noise from loudspeakers, installed in connection with various public programme and religious festivals. Many local people complained that organisers were using horn-shaped loudspeakers, banned by law, for …
The Sri Lankan government is to introduce new regulations to ensure that vehicle horns comply with the permissible noise levels. The new regulations are to enable the Commissioner-General of Motor Traffic to authorize officers of the Motor Traffic Department to carry out tests to ensure that motor vehicles comply with …
Dehradun: Acting on the directive of the Uttarakhand high court, the state government on Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on noise pollution in a radius of 500 metres around the Corbett National Park and declared it a “complete silence zone”. A two-judge bench of the high court gave the directive …
DEHRADUN: Acting on the directive of the Uttarakhand high court, the state government on Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on noise pollution in a radius of 500 metres around the Corbett National Park and declared it a "complete silence zone". A two-judge bench of the high court gave the directive …
Anyone violating the orders of Supreme Court on noise pollution by using loudspeakers in parties or other events after the fixed time in the State capital will face legal action. Dehradun SSP Neeru Garg said this while talking to The Pioneer. However, as citizens across the city have experienced, the …
The Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive punished a shopping centre, a hotel and a developer for creating unbearable noise pollution in the capital's Gulshan and Uttara area yesterday. The DoE fined Mascot Plaza at sector-7 in Uttara Tk 5 lakh and the hotel City Homes at sector-6 in …
The Sunderbans, spreading across Bangladesh and West Bengal, is fast emerging as the climate change flashpoint of the globe. Despite the warning signals of increased frequency of cyclones and tidal floods. The West Bengal government has drawn up a massive project to expand the Haldia port which will directly impact …
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined three companies Tk 6.5 lakh for polluting environment by producing high sound beyond limit in Board Bazar area here on Wednesday. A team of DoE led by its director (enforcement), Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, conducted a sudden drive in the area and imposed the penalty …
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined owners of four multistoried buildings Tk 28 lakh for constructing the buildings without its environment clearance certificate. The buildings are the 13-storied Midas Centre in Dhanmondi, 20-storied Lotus Kamal Tower in Banani, under-construction 14-storied Navana Chhayabithi in Gulshan and Navana Nasrin Casavel in Gulshan. …
