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 …
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 …
Quepem Police on Wednesday detained two overloaded mining trucks, even as residents from the taluka filed three police complaints against vehicles for causing nuisance. Speaking to Herald, Quepem Deputy Collector Agnelo Fernandes said while he was on a inspection of mining trucks at Cacumordi, he noticed a truck driver from …
Activists are up in arms against a Calcutta High Court order allowing Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the teams competing in the ipl cricket matches, to use microphones during T-20 cricket matches at the Eden Garden stadium. On March 12, the court stayed a West Bengal State Pollution Control Board …
KARACHI (March 25 2010): The Environment and Alternative Energy Department of Sindh government is re-launching the campaign against smoke-emitting and noisy vehicles from March 27, 2010 to contain the ever-growing pollution in the city. This decision was taken at a meeting of officials of the environment department at the Environment …
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said in the Assembly that her government is working on a plan to phase out autorickshaws from the city roads. The government is working on a plan to introduce batterydriven eco-friendly vehicles in place of autorickshaws, she said. Ms Dikshit criticised the autorickshaws for
A petition challenging the ban order on sand transportation to other states was dismissed by the High Court on Monday. Binny Abraham of Puttur had challenged the order issued by the Deputy Director of Mines, Mangalore, on August 8, 2009, banning the transportation of sand outside the State, stating that …
The Maharashtra government seems to be using fuzzy logic to justify construction of private helipads in Mumbai. In a recent affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court, the state said allowing helicopters to land and take off will not increase overall noise levels. The central norms limit noise levels to …
The paper presents results obtained in a monitoring study on environmental noise pollution in the city of Aligarh which is a rapidly developing urban centre and a hub of lock industries.
Noise levels have been monitored at selected locations of Delhi and Roorkee, viz. Rithala (Delhi), Panchsheel Enclave (Delhi), New Friends Colony (NH-2 Delhi) and Gurudwara (NH-73, Roorkee) along with observations of traffic volume, speeds and other geometrical parameters.
