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 …
Lucknow: For a ‘quieter’ Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) is acting tough to ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s guidelines on firecrackers. On Wednesday, the board began a drive against booming crackers whose noise level is beyond permissible 125 decibels. UPPCB officials inspected the crackers sold in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 31/10/2013 on fire crackers. NGT has been appraised of the fact that State Pollution Control Boards have kept the District Administration and the State Government informed on the requirement …
BHOPAL: With just four days to Diwali, MP pollution control board (MPPCB ) and the district administration are yet to certify if the firecrackers in markets are illegal or as per standards of noise pollution norms of Central Pollution Control Board. The board collected firecracker samples recently. MPPCB regional officer, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 30/10/2013 with regard to noise and air pollution caused as a result of use and bursting of fire crackers.
According to the Silchar Pollution Control Board, the noise pollution level in the town during this year’s Durga Puja was recorded to be the lowest in recent times. While talking to The Sentinel, Jayanta Kumar Das, Assistant Executive Engineer of the Pollution Control Board, Silchar, said that this time during …
Decibel Levels Dip, But Still Way Above Permissible Limits Highest Diwali noise levels have consistently stayed above 95 decibels — breaching 100 at times — and the worst have been some of the posh localities in the city, shows data put out by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). A …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs State of Maharashtra Others dated 11/10/2013. NGT has directed the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to notify the standards for sirens and multi-toned horns used by different vehicles either under Government duty or otherwise within …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Biswanath Mondal Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 25/09/2013 regarding reduction of the noise level emanating from firecrackers. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/768-2013(MApp)_25Sep2013.pdf
If noise pollution has been giving you sleepless nights, now there is at least a way out to quantify it region-wise and put it online. For the first time, a page has been created on Facebook so that citizens can make a noise map of the place one lives. All …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurbachan Singh Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 11/09/2013 regarding use of loudspeakers, microphones in religious and marriage places in the State of Punjab and the noise pollution caused by it.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Biswanath Mondal Vs State of West Bengal Others dated 21/08/2013 regarding fixation of lower noise level impulse at 90 dB(A) at 5 meters from source for manufacturing and sale of firecrackers instead at 125 dB(A) at 4 meters from source …
The campaign slogans of the volunteer group raising its voice against noise pollution in Gurgaon are impatient and exclamatory - "Do not honk!" "For God's sake stop honking." It's almost as though the aimless honkers of a busy road were being shouted down. But is there any other way approach …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan Vs Union of India & Ors regarding industry's management of water and related issues dated 02/07/2013.
Mumbai: Mining will not be allowed in areas declared as forests, wildlife sanctuaries and buffer zones. These were among the new rules for mining of minor minerals that were approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday to make mining an ecologically sustainable industry. Now, every district will have to prepare …
Shanghai is to introduce 200 new-energy buses in a bid to cut emissions and reduce noise, Xinhua News Agency reported on Feb 20. A new-energy bus, using electricity rather than petrol, could run for nearly 10 hours, or 150 kilometers, even if it is fully loaded with the air-conditioner working, …
PANAJI: The state government, under sub-rule (3) of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, has permitted the use of loudspeakers or public address systems during the night between 10pm and 12am on certain days during the year 2013. The days are Carnival on February 12, Holi on March …
Mumbai: The state pollution control board has banned four fire-crackers that have been found to have crossed the permissible sound level, with some recording 126.7dB. The state has also recommended action against their manufacturers. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), along with NGO Awaaz Foundation and the police, carried out …
Bursting of fire crackers create significant noise pollution during the Diwali Festival. MPCB for last few years is trying to create public awareness towards the high noise levels generated during the bursting of the crackers and its associated adverse health impacts. As a part of awareness activity, MPCB has carried …
As a measure to check pollution during Diwali festival this year, Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will conduct a survey at local markets to examine firecrackers for the level of pollution they may cause. The prescribed sound limit of firecrackers is 125 decibel. "Usually the firecrackers available in the …
