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". …
If action against the manufacturers of firecrackers is not strong enough, crackers, this year too, will continue to pierce your ears, in a test conducted on Monday at the RCF grounds by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) along with the NGO Awaaz Foundation, six of the 16 crackers tested …
Inflation in India rises to 7-month high of 6.46% due to higher onion, diesel prices Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a …
Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a detailed plan from authorities for immersion at places other than these rivers. The court allowed …
Order of the Allahabad High Court on immersion of idols in the river Ganga & Yamuna, 12/10/2013. The court in the order has permitted the district administration to carry out programme of routes for immersion of idols for different Barwaries and ensure that immersion may take place at new site …
Order of the Allahabad High Court on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. - 4003 of 2006 at Allahabad : Re: Ganga Pollution Vs. State Of U.P. And Others dated 11/10/2013.
Various puja committees in the industrial town have erected eco-friendly mandaps, with an aim to send the message of saving greenery. Preparations for the nine-day festival, which began from Oct 5, are in full swing. Artists from Kolkata, Bihar have come to the city to give finishing touches to the …
Beware! Goddess durga is watching you cutting the trees and exploiting the women. She epitomizes mother and every time you indulge in harassing mother earth (environment) and women, she emerges to warn you. With an aim to spreading this message among the devotees, a sand artist has made a huge …
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday left it to the wisdom of the State government to decide on how best to use elephants during festivals, including the Mysore Dasara. The court-appointed elephant task force, in its report, had recommended that the heavy 750-kg golden howdah carried by the lead elephant …
Declare Mysore Elephant Reserve a corridor, says court The High Court has issued a number of directions designed to ensure the safety and protection of elephants. In a significant judgement, which may go a long way in the protection of elephants, both wild and captive, the High Court of Karnataka …
The Karbi Anglong hills district administration keeping an eye on the upcoming Durga Puja here has geared up for celebrating an eco–friendly Durga Puja this year with the Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) laying out the green and smooth guidelines. A meeting was held at the Conference Hall of …
There has been no deterioration in the quality of river Godavari's water after the recently-concluded Ganesh festival, as per reports of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). In its annual ritual, the MPCB had collected water samples before, during and after the festival. The samples were then tested for judging …
The recent BMC proposal to allow restaurants to be open all night, apparently for the benefit of tourists, was taken without consulting stakeholders such as citizens’ welfare associations. The move, instead of following the Supreme Court orders to curb noise pollution, works actively to create further noise pollution in Mumbai. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. S.K.Bhardwaj Vs. Commissioner of Nagar Palika Nigam, Jabalpur & Others dated 01/10/2013 with regard to the alleged violation of certain environmental laws in regard to a site which was designated by the respondents for the purpose of immersion of …
The Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued guidelines for celebration of Durga Puja in an eco-friendly manner. As per the general guidelines, the idols of Goddess Durga should be made from natural materials as described in the holy scripts. Natural clay, bamboo, choir ropes, straw, etc., should be used …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols. In order to check pollution of Kuakahi river, OSPCB had asked the civic body to see to it that idols are pulled out …
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols. In order to check pollution of Kuakahi river, OSPCB had asked the civic body to see to it that idols are pulled out of …
With the noise level reaching 123.2 dB on Wednesday, the final immersion day, this year’s Ganesh visarjan was the noisiest in the last 10 years. Last year, Girgaum Chowpatty had recorded the highest noise level at 121.4 dB. According to activist Sumaira Abdulali of the Awaaz Foundation, who recorded noise …
The concept of immersing Ganesh idols in artificial ponds, which was alien to Nagpurians all these years, is now slowly but steadily catching up, if the post- Anant Chaturdashi day statistics, provided by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) health department, are to be believed. According to civic data, this year …
Mumbai: The city celebrated its noisiest Ganeshotsav in seven years with decibel levels on the final immersion day peaking to 123db in Worli Naka, way above the permissible limit of 45db for residential areas at night. Noise activists, who have been mapping decibel levels over the years, said last year’s …
It was immersion day and festivities were supposed to be loud. But at 114.4 decibels, it was deafening. Wednesday, September 18, turned out to be noisiest day of the year and took experts by surprise. The experts of College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) kept a close tab on noise levels …
