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 …
In a bid to curb sound pollution, most of the mandals in Kolhapur city preferred playing traditional instruments this year, in place of high decibel sound systems, during the immersion of Ganesh idols on Sunday. The local police, various social organisations and the media had relentlessly campaigned for the last …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to construct noise barriers on all new flyovers throughout the city. However, experts have questioned the method in which the authority is planning to curb noise pollution. In its meeting on Thursday, the authority cleared the proposal for installing sound barriers. …
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will allot Rs 1,113 crore for road-widening and flyovers. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday, which also saw MMRDA formally approve implementation of the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Project (MTHL) on a public-private partnership …
PANJIM: Henceforth, stocking and sale of firecrackers will be disallowed in the State, if they do not conform with standards prescribed by Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended. Also, import of such firecrackers has been banned. The government has directed collectors and district magistrates of both districts to disallow stocking, …
On Tuesday, when Awaaz Foundation released noise pollution figures for the 5th day of the Ganesha festival, anti-noise campaigners had reasons to raise a silent cheer. The figures showed that noise levels for the festival has shown a declining trend. Loudspeakers were fewer, though not completely absent. So, are our …
The CAG report has revealed that the Rajghat Thermal Power Station and the Gas Turbine Power Station operated without any environment clearance for 20 years before receiving the consent to operate from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The plants also violated several other norms on air, noise and water pollution …
Seeks Reply As To Why Govt Failed To Comply With Its Order Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court on Thursday sought explanation from the state government as to why diesel vehicles were allowed to operate in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) despite court orders banning them. Justice N K Jain told the government …
The consent fees being charged by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for setting up new industries and operating them has been raised with immediate effect. Sources in the MPCB today said the Government feels that industries in the State are growing at a fast pace leading to various issues …
Noise pollution due to fire crackers during Diwali festival has been identifies as one of the major noise pollution problems in the country. It is therefore necessary to conduct noise level monitoring during this period of understand the level of noise pollution. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has conducted an extensive …
Transport has a powerful impact on health and that influence on health is growing globally along with increased mobility. The transport sector also offers major potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, making transport policies an important area of attention in the climate change field. This module aims to describe the …
The consent fee being charged by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for setting up new industries and operating them has been revised upwards with immediate effect. According to official sources in MPCB, the Government feels that industries in the state are growing at a fast pace leading to various …
A coal washery project called the Rajan Coal Washery with a capacity of 0.96 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) is proposed to come up at Kharsiya, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). Raghubeer Pradhan of Ekta Parishad, approached the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for a technical evaluation of the Environmental Impact Assessment …
Expressing concern over noise pollution during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi and Janmashtami festivals, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that there is a need to create social awareness on the issue. Addressing the lawyer for the state, Rajesh Behre, Justice Ranjana Desai said, “You should have taken steps to …
Environment officials penalised yesterday a textile washing factory in the city's Rupnagar for polluting a water body and three real estate developers for creating noise pollution at their respective construction sites in Banani. Jeans Culture Ltd, the washing factory, was fined Tk 7.20 lakh, as it was operating keeping the …
The Department of Environment (DoE) on August 8 fined four business organisations Tk 6.5 lakh for causing noise pollution through generators at Gulshan in the capital. It's a great initiative following up on complaints from some locals against the organisations. According to the noise pollution control rules, the permissible noise …
Following Delhi High Court’s intervention, the air safety regulator has prescribed maximum permissible noise levels in the vicinity of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. It has also put the onus of monitoring and reporting of erring airlines on the airport operator, on a monthly basis. The Directorate General of Civil …
Infrastructure and construction design and engineering environmental issues environmental pollution As the debate on aircraft noise affecting people staying close to airports gathers momentum in India, Dr M. L. Munjal, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and head of the National Committee on Noise Pollution Control, outlines the various issues …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the collector of Raigad to conduct an inquiry on the pollution problem near the new state-of-the-art jail in Taloja. Hearing a petition filed by Malegaon blast accused, former army officer Major Ramesh Upadhyay (59), about …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday sealed an illegal metal factory at Mirhajirbagh in the city's Jatrabari for creating severe sound and air pollution. It also fined the owner of the factory Tusher Metal Industries Tk 5 lakh for violating the environment law, says a press release. DoE Director (Monitoring …
Cash-strapped European governments can press ahead with charging trucks for the damage they do to infrastructure, air quality and human health, the European Parliament agreed on Tuesday. Lawmakers agreed EU rules for charging hauliers for fumes and noise under controversial "Eurovignette" laws, but they did not try to make tariffs …
