Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025. The matter related to a newspaper report which appeared in the Hindu, January 15, 2024 titled "Rising sea, shrinking sands erode vibrancy of Ganga Sagar mela". …
Given the growing concern over climate change and global warming, more and more green initiatives are being undertaken by different organisations across the planet. Recently, the acclaimed international environmental NGO Earth Day Network (EDN) hosted a first-of-its-kind Green Puja Bazaar at Kolkata’s South City International School cafeteria, keeping the imminent …
In a landmark order, the Bombay high court on Wednesday allowed two organisers to hold garba in suburban Juhu, despite one of the areas falling under a silence zone. The order would help other organisers that want to hold such functions in other areas. A division bench headed by Chief …
Even as the state government repeated a familiar story for the third consecutive year, the Allahabad High Court has allowed relaxation in connection with immersion of idols during the festival season near the banks of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The district and state authorities have been asked to ensure that …
The notification on parking norms in Vashi is being put into effect now, over a month after it was issued by former DCP (traffic) Vijay Patil on August 2. The new DCP Arvind Salve has taken up the issue in view of the forthcoming Navratri and Diwali festivals when vehicular …
Water samples collected by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) across the state, before and after Ganesh immersion, have indicated that there is no water pollution in rivers and water bodies due to Ganesh immersion as there was very less amount of plaster of paris (PoP) material used in …
Plastic waste collected in gunny bags and piles of other refuses could be seen stacked in many parts of the city roads. Heaps of non-degradable waste, including plastic, is piling up in many parts of the city even as the city corporation is awaiting assistance from the State government for …
NAGPUR: A division bench of justices BR Gavai and VM Deshpande of Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has directed city police chief to act 'as expeditiously as possible' on the complaint filed by a legal practitioner pertaining to nuisances created by blaring loudspeakers atop a temple at Vasant Vihar …
Where on one hand the whole country is promoting eco-friendly puja pandals and statues, in Ranchi not many puja organising committees are interested in being environment friendly this year. Previous year there were several puja committees who made eco-friendly pandals but this year till date only one puja committee has …
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At 4 pm on Monday and at 8 am on Tuesday, sound levels from festivities, as the city bid adieu to their favourite deity during the immersion procession (visarjan) crossed permissible limits, though it was lower than last year’s high. Students of the College of Engineering Pune (COEP), who monitored …
Panaji: Goa's Ganesh celebrations have turned eco-friendly, as the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) in the making of a Ganesh idol has shown a drastic decline from 35% a few years ago, to 0.67% this festive season In a study conducted by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB), …
First Day Of Immersion Was Louder Than '13 Nearly half of the locations monitored for noise pollution in the city, on the second day of the Ganesh festival this year, have witnessed an increase in noise pollution levels compared to last year. Data made available by the Maharashtra Pollution Control …
College students have been busy pandal-hopping, measuring noise levels. This year, the the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has outsourced the task of measuring decibel levels to Ashwamedh Engineers and Consultants Co operative Society Limited, a private company that has roped in youngsters like Rajvardhan Desai (22) and Duryodhan Jadhav. …
After the Allahabad high court's ban on immersing idols in the Yamuna to save it from pollution, the Agra district administration is ensuring that the orders are strictly implemented and temporary ponds are created for 'visarjan'. The Agra municipal corporation has started work of creating artificial ponds at Yamuna's ghats, …
For the first time, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), which monitors noise levels in the city during the Ganesh festival every year, measured levels for 24 hours on the first day of the festival on August 29. Noise levels are being monitored across 25 locations in Mumbai over five …
The eighth edition of Times Green Ganesha campaign began with a function at Lala Lajpatrai College in Mahalaxmi, in Mumbai. Minister of state for environment Sachin Ahir, actor director Prabhu Deva, Medha Gadgil, chief additional secretary , environment, and Sanjay Bhuskute, public relations officer of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), …
MADURAI: The forest department has come down heavily against the practice of capturing foxes for a ritual called 'Nariyai Pariyakkuthal' festival which is set to be celebrated on September 3. An apparent request by authorities of the Meenakshi temple has been turned down by the divisional forest officer (DFO), Nihar …
NAGPUR: A group of socio-legal advocates of the state has issued legal notice to all regional offices of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) regarding monitoring and vigilance and maintaining report about noise pollution level during Ganpati, Durga festivals and other festivities. The notice alleges that MPCB has not take action …
One need not put up with unbearably high noise during the upcoming Ganeshotsav or for that matter any religious festival. A group of socio-legal lawyers has issued legal notices to all regional offices of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for failing to control noise pollution while urging people to …
To preserve water and environment from getting polluted due to immersion of idols during festive season, district administration has decided to put blanket ban on idols of plaster of Paris (POP) and chemical colours. Even the transportation of such idols from other cities will be banned. However, to help encourage …
