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 …
a european Commission's ( ec' s) decision to clamp down on the use of old noisy aircraft inside European Union's ( eu' s) airspace is set to provoke a trade dispute between the eu and the us. W ith the unanimous backing of 15 eu member states, the ec plans …
Aeroplane passengers may no longer have to yell at each other to be heard. Ultra Electronics of Cambridge, UK, has designed a passenger seat that halves the perceived ambient noise inside most aircraft cabins. The trick is done through a sound-cancelling device built into the headrests. A microphone samples sound …
EUROPEAN railways may have found an answer to one of the most common complain they face - the noise pollution. By using small knee-high noise barriers along the railway track and an acoustic hood that shrouds the train's wheel, train noise can be reduced to half, say researchers at TNO, …
On when the green bench of the Calcutta high court was formed: The green bench was formed in June 1996 when a case was filed by the Howrah Ganatantrik Nagrik Samiti in the Supreme Court. At that time, Justice Kuldip Singh of the Supreme Court was known as a "green …
The Delhi High Court recently directed senior government officials to take appropriate steps to control noise and air pollution caused by firecrackers during Diwali. A division bench comprising Justice Y K Sabharwal and Justice K S Gupta directed that a meeting be convened by officials of the Central Pollution Control …
There has been an alarming rise in noise pollution in most Indian cities. This can be attributed to the increase in number of vehicles, urbanisation and industrialisation. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi, has set standards for ambient noise levels in residential, commercial and industrial areas and in …
Twenty-eight imams of Calcutta recently refused to appear before the high court for the third consecutive time in the case against use of microphones during the call for prayers. The issue is already snowballing into a big controversy. Justice B P Banerjee of the Calcutta high court, said, "Some political …
every year, loss of hearing affects a significant number of people worldwide. The causes are varied, ageing and accidents being the most common. However, in some instances, hereditary factors also play a crucial role. In fact, these are responsible for as much as 60 per cent of the 28 million …
More than 2,800 residents living near the us Atsugi Naval Station, used jointly by the us Navy and the Self-Defence Forces, in Kanagawa prefacture near Yokohama have filed a lawsuit against the government seeking compensation for noise pollution. The lawsuit, third since 1976 and the largest-ever lodged against the government, …
And now a window to keep out aircraft noise. Fergus Fricke and Ramin Mohajeri at the University of Sydney, Australia, have developed a window that responds to the sound of an aircraft by shutting. When the noise falls below a threshold, the window opens again. The invention could be of …
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has ruled that artists who use loudspeakers in their performances between 9 pm and 6 am and disturb the peace will be punished. Earlier, the same bench of justice B P Banerjee and justice S Barman Roy said that nobody would be …
A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board to stop all stone quarrying and blasting operations around Kukatpally area in light of the report submitted by the Andhra Pradesh pollution control board. The report had said that …
The Delhi High Court is planning to restrict the making of noisy crackers. It has sought suggestions from the Delhi Fire Cracker Manufacturers Association in this regard. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice A P Mishra and Justice N G Nandi has asked the Association to submit before the …
noise pollution threatens to close the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The airport is located in the heart of Europe's most densely populated region, an urban sprawl stretching from Amsterdam through The Hague to Rotterdam. Amsterdam's air traffic has almost doubled since 1990 and is up 11 per cent this year alone, …
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to consider all aspects of the manufacture and sale of fireworks and pass an order fixing the sound level of fireworks in the state. Burrabazar Fireworks Dealers' Association had filed a writ petition challenging the recent imposition of …
whales might be suffering hearing loss due to noise generated by engines of tourist boats, ships, and large tankers, according to Peter M Scheifele, a bioacoustic researcher at the University of Connecticut, usa . Whale-watching has become a popular tourist attraction across the world. Tourists are taken in boats to …
In an unprecedented lawsuit filed against the government of Sri Lanka by five infants aged between two-and-a-half months and two years, the Supreme Court recently ordered the operators of a private power plant to close down its generators from 10 pm to six am. The petition filed by the infants' …
With a view to curbing air and noise pollution caused by diesel generator sets, the Delhi High Court recently sought expert opinion on the issue. It was pointed out that these sets were being widely used by shops in market places and industrial houses, reportedly without permission. The ministry of …
THE ear-splitting roar of a supersonic passenger jet during take-off could be muffled by surrounding the jet's exhaust with a 'virtual shroud' of air, according to Dimitri Papamoschou, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California at Irvine, in California, US. The shroud could be the …
Gas stoves are environmentally more sound than electric stoves, says a new study by the Danish Environment Protection Agency. They emit five times less carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), a greenhouse gas, and nearly 100 times less sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), a generator of acid rain. Power for electric …
