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". …
Health Experts Warn People With Lung Ailments About Impact Of Smoke Pune: Inhaling fumes emitted by firecrackers not only makes one cough, go breathless and have irritation in the throat, but also worsens pre-existing conditions such as asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia. Children and the elderly with lung diseases are vulnerable, …
Officials of the UP Pollution Control Board led by the regional officer on Thursday carried out a awareness campaign against crackers at a city-based school. During the programme, officials apprised children about the adverse impact of crackers on human health and environment. On the occasion, the children pledged to protect …
The sale of fire-crackers is reaching its peak. Markets are full of 'rockets', multi-coloured sparklers and 'bombs'. Shopkeepers pointed out that families are splurging from Rs 500 to Rs 20,000 on firecrackers. However, there are people who do not like the momentary joy brought by fire-crackers. Many youngsters, who seem …
The residents can look forward to a less noisy Diwali this time if a sharp dip in demand for loud firecrackers in the run-up to the festival of lights is of any indication. On Thursday, a walk through the city's firecracker market revealed that the demand for the noisy crackers …
Holy smoke arising from Hindu funeral pyres, Muslim cemeteries and Buddhist temples are responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming on the Indian subcontinent and the melting of the Himalayan glaciers, a new study has claimed. Researchers have long suspected that the rituals of …
A city-based NGO has launched a drive to create awareness among residents urging them to celebrate Diwali in an eco-friendly way. "Awareness programmes jointly with engineering youths would be held in a city mall to inform people about the hazardous effects of firecrackers," said Manisha Chaudhari, president of Deepshikha foundation …
With Diwali round the corner, people in Trichy have already started bursting crackers, though they are just a sample ahead of the D-day. However, in order to measure pollution level during Diwali, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has set up three temporary 'Ambient Air Quality Stations' on Tuesday. …
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 …
People purchase lamps a few days ahead of Deepavali festival in Bangalore on Monday. DH photo The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has initiated a slew of measures to dissuade people from using fire crackers this Deepavali. KSPCB Chairman Vaman Acharya told reporters here on Monday that the Police …
Citizens have made up their minds to celebrate this Diwali with eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi. With barely five days left for Diwali, demand for eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Laxmi has picked up in city. These idols would be made of natural, bio-degradable materials …
Anti-noise activists want all firecrackers, samples of which were tested by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on October 14, to be banned as they exceed the permissible noise levels. Noise pollution is a serious health hazard and can cause annoyance and aggression, hypertension, high stress levels, tinnitus, hearing loss, …
Tests conducted on firecrackers by NGO Awaaz Foundation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) have revealed that several companies are flouting Supreme Court directives on noise levels as well as the quantity of heavy metals in their products. As per the report, while all serial crackers crossed the threshold of …
There is a slight breather from the usually terrible air pollution scenario in Delhi. Even though we might be emitting as many or more pollutants this year, pollution levels in the next few days are likely to be lower than 2012, thanks to the prevailing wind pattern. The System of …
Institute organises awareness rally ahead of Deepavali celebrations Students and faculty members from the Department of Communication Disorders and National Service Scheme of the All-India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) on Sunday marched the streets of Mysore to create awareness on the hazardous effects of noise, especially from firecrackers, …
Over 3000 students to become green warriors for a safe and environment friendly Diwali on an initiative by UT department of environment at three schools, namely Govt Middle School, Sector 46D, Govt Model Sr Sec School, Sector 46D and Government Model Sr Sec School, Sector 16C. An awareness programme was …
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 …
The tradition of immersing idols may soon be ripped off puja celebrations with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking cognizance of an application by environment activist Subhas Datta, seeking a ban on this ‘method’. Datta refuses to call idol immersion a ‘ritual’. In his application, the activist claimed that the …
The tradition of immersing idols may soon be ripped off puja celebrations with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking cognizance of an application by environment activist Subhas Datta, seeking a ban on this ‘method’. Datta refuses to call idol immersion a ‘ritual’. In his application, the activist claimed that the …
Looking at the increase in sale of dry fruits ahead of Diwali, the health department officials inspected shops in the Walled City on Wednesday evening for the quality of dry fruits being sold. This inspection is to ensure that the shopkeepers are selling the right quality of dry fruits so …
Despite all the hue and cry about eco-friendly idol immersions, especially during the last two years, the people and municipal corporation have failed to save their lakes. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of the two major city lakes, Telangkhedi (Futala) and Gandhi Sagar have gone down dangerously for the second …
