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 …
THE Bombay High Court has asked the state government and its various departments to look into the issue of helipads on buildings and demarcation of religious places with regard to the noise pollution rules. The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by NGO Awaaz Foundation alleging that the …
A lot of industrialization is taking place in and around the city of Tiruchirappalli. The number of apartment goes on increasing in Tiruchirapplai due to rapid increase in population and unavailability of sites to construct houses. The crowd in the apartment and their activity lead to enhanced sound level. Exposure …
Transport has played a significant role in Europe's economic growth during the recent boom years; more construction, shopping and tourism have all ultimately relied on more transport. In recent months governments across the EU have reacted to the economic crisis with stimulus packages. Some of the measures proposed are likely …
PANJIM, MARCH 28 The North District Administration has flagged down cruise boat operations along River Mandovi for alleged noise pollution and has curtailed use of sound permits to a weekly basis. Additional Collector Swapnil Naik disclosed that a monitoring station is being set up near Miramar where sound decibels would …
Environment activist Subhash Dutta has written to the chief election commissioner, urging him to ask parties to abide by green norms during the campaign. Dutta said that unless green norms were followed, the polls would leave in their wake around 1 lakh metric tonnes of non-biodegradable waste that would add …
Residents of different areas surrounding Kumargaon Electricity Plant in Sylhet city formed a human chain on Saturday, demanding immediate measures to check noise pollution caused by the power plant. Several hundred people under the banner of the Air Pollution Prevention Committee participated in the human chain programme near the main …
These rules may be called the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2009. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
MUMBAI: While the state government has amended the development rules allowing rooftop helipads on residential as well as commercial buildings, the decision has not gone down well with environmentalists. They have written to the government, saying the helicopters will break the noise pollution norms. When chief minister Ashok Chavan was …
A monitoring investigation has been carried out in selected areas of northern India, viz. Agra, Mathura, Firozabad and Bharatpur. It reveals that Noise Level Standards and Guidelines are notified in the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 are yet to be compiled at almost all areas, particularly during night hours.
The Archaeological Survey of India is planning to install sensors in the Qutub Minar to measure the vibrations and noise pollution caused by airplanes that fly close to the monument.
This report provides an overall view of Stone Crushers operating in India to develop the National Environmental Standards, to provide cleaner technologies and to specify Guidelines / Code of Practice for Pollution Prevention & Control. The series of publication entitled
New Delhi: The call for a No Honking Day in the Capital on Day 1 of the new year seemed to have fallen on deaf ears. There was no stopping the Delhi driver from pressing the horn even in prohibited zones on Thursday. A poor build-up
With unnecessary honking becoming a habit rather than a necessity among people, an NGO in collaboration with the Delhi traffic police has come forward to observe January 1 as a
This monograph by Delhi's chief secretary Rakesh Mehta aimed at reducing Delhi's carbon footprint has identified a set of 65 action points that each department of the administration would have to follow in the next three years. As a developing mega city each citizen has to contribute to ensure that …
Ahmedabad: If there is one place where vehicle drivers should think about before honking, it is where hospitals are situated. HCG-Medisurge Hospital, taking a cue from TOI
