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 …
Dorab R Sopariwala / August 20, 2010, 0:19 IST For several years, there has been a move to construct a second airport in Mumbai as it is believed that the present Santa Cruz airport will soon reach its saturation point. However, what has been conspicuous by its absence is the …
THE MAHARASHTRA government has the union environment ministry’s permission to amend its noise pollution rules. This would dilute the scope of the existing 2,000 silence zones—an area comprising 100 metres around a hospital, school, court or a religious place where noise levels are restricted to 50 decibel during the day …
In a bid to lead by example, the state government is sensitising drivers of politicians and bureaucrats before unveiling its green policy on noise and air pollution control.Chief minister Ashok Chavan has already directed his chauffeur to switch off the siren, and to avoid honking no matter how heavy the …
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) provides funds to the States and Union Territories (UTs) including SPCBs/PCCs under various schemes which include the schemes of Assistance for Abatement of Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) and National Lake …
Mumbai: The state government may make it mandatory to install noise barriers at construction sites, minister of state for urban development Bhaskar Jadhav informed the legislative council on Wednesday.
Bharat Bundh on Monday could have brought the City to a standstill inflicting major blow to trade and business but it gave a welcome breather to the residents of the City as the level of pollution dropped to a pleasant low. The deserted road, less vehicular movement, children playing on …
The new edition of PTCC Manual relates to the protection of thetelecommunication lines against the adverse effects of electricity lines. Section 160 of the Electricity Act, 2003 gives directions about the Protection of Telegraphic, Telephone and Electrical Signaling. It states that
Animals are increasingly finding it difficult to move from the Corbett Tiger Reserve to the adjacent Ramnagar Forest Division in Uttarakhand. Reason: unregulated tourism along their route. A study in December 2009 found 49 tourist resorts exist along the route, called the Kosi river corridor, and 12 more are under …
Though the number of tourists visiting the Rajaji National Park (RNP) was less this year compared to the previous year, the revenue was more than that in the previous year. RNP director SS Rasaily said this while addressing mediapersons on the day of closure of the park gates for the …
The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins here in the Chilika Lake which are a tourist attraction generating Rs 80 crore in annual revenue may be coming to harm from increasing noise pollution from private tourist boats. "We make sure that the 18 boats we operate make little noise lest it disturb …
LUCKNOW: Come September and each honk in the city would register itself at the national level. With MoEF keeping its date with the ambitious `national ambient noise monitoring network' project, there are hardly any chances that city's high decibels will be missed. UPPCB has started "procuring equipment" to set up …
This report presents the details of proposed action plan for the abatement of pollution in the industrial clusters of Ludhiana. The action plan has been evolved based on the studies of present environmental conditions, key hotspots, industrial activities, condition of pollution control measures for treatment and disposal of solid waste, …
Monitoring of Environmental Status of Lucknow city with respect to air and noise is being conducted by IITR, since 1997 twice in a year (pre-monsoon and post-monsoon in the month of May and October respectively) to assess the environmental quality and its trends. This study was conducted with the following …
Chhat (Banur): Drastic fall in number of birds on the banks of Ghaggar river that runs alongside the Mahendra Choudhary Zoological Park, famous as the Chhatbir Zoo, has upset bird lovers. The population of birds has shown a sharp decline over the past couple of years. Rise in pollution level, …
RAWALPINDI, May 8: Noise and air pollution is on the rise in the congested Rawalpindi city posing serious health hazards to the people, as the local environment authorities are virtually oblivious to the issue and even lack basic data. The environment office, which is supposed to check air and noise …
Mumbai: Though the state government appears greatly concerned about climate change and the rising noise pollution levels in the city, even going as far as to publicly criticise the proposal to build helipads atop residential buildings, the story is quite different when the politicians themselves are asked to mend their …
Deepa H Ramakrishnan Comprehensive study carried out at traffic junctions NOISY AFFAIR: Noise from vehicles contributes to the high pollution levels in several spots in the city, such as this on Anna Salai on Tuesday. CHENNAI: Noise levels at major traffic junctions in the city, including Ashok Pillar, Koyambedu, Vadapalani, …
JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AGE Many people who relate high pollution levels in the city with their stress levels must now see the irony of the situation. For it is they who are in fact contributing to building pollution levels (air, water and noise) and adding to the carbon levels …
