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Bengal polls: Mamata-Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Shah steer parallel 'war rooms'Bengal's first phase of assembly elections saw Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Minister Amit Shah leading rival 'war rooms'. Both ...- The World’s Quietest Place Exists, And It Changes How You HearThe anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories is recognized as the quietest place on Earth, measuring at -9 dB. This extreme silence allows ...
- Use of loudspeakers not essential part of any religion, says HC; orders action against violationThe Bombay High Court ruled that using loudspeakers is not essential to any religion and directed law enforcement to act against violations...
- Delhi's Diwali celebration breaks sound barrier: Louder than last two years, with Karol Bagh leading the packThis Diwali in New Delhi was noisier compared to the previous two years. Despite a firework ban, most areas recorded noise levels above saf...
- How loud is too loud? Experts reveal the impact of earbuds on hearingThe idea that earbuds are more damaging to hearing than other headphone types is just false.
- Noise peaked at 101.2 decibels during twin tower demolition: DataThe noise level after the demolition was recorded at 60.8 decibels at Parsvnath Prestige, 63.1 decibels at Barat Ghar and 59.2 at the City ...
- UP toning down on a loud problemThe Adityanath government must ensure compliance with noise norms by all stakeholders, and not just loudspeaker users in religious places.
- Delhiites to pay Rs 10,000-Rs one lakh for violating noise pollution norms under new rulesPermissible noise level in residential areas is 55 decibel during day time and 45 decibel during night. Similarly, in commercial areas, the...
- Police to track firecracker ban violators with GPS-fitted sound monitoring devices in West BengalThe GPS-fitted devices, developed by a state-run IT undertaking, are being used by the police and the WBPCB since Kali Puja last year. Earl...
- Noise pollution rises in two areas marked as ‘Silence Zones’ in BengaluruIndira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (Nimhans) and RVCE, Mysuru Road have been reported as sensitive areas.
- No quiet in India’s silence zones, finds studyData from 70 monitoring stations in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow was analysed for 2015. While 17 of th...
- No ban on firecrackers in Bengal, but noise cap at 90 decibelWBPCB chairman Kalyan Rudra said the board was working in tandem with law enforcing agencies in the state to prevent illegal firecrackers f...
- Conduct sound mapping in Connaught Place: NGT asks Delhi govtActing on the complaint of a resident of Connaught Place, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Central Pol...
- Blast disturbs residents: PCB, cops wake up to loud music on church streetThe KSPCB has issued notices to pubs and bars located on Church Street following complaints of loud music by residents in the area.
- Chhattisgarh government issues circular seeking action on noise pollutionThe Housing and Environment department in a circular to all district collectors has asked to take steps to curb noise pollution.
- Calcutta HC former judge Bhagabati Prosad Banerjee diesBanerjee was suffering from dengue and chest infection and was admitted to the hospital on Monday where he died of cardiac arrest.
- Purusottam Express to run with LHB coaches from tomorrowThe train will now run with 22 LHB coaches with higher speed level, better shock absorbers, low noise level and higher level of cleanliness...
- Noise norm row in run-up to DiwaliThe state government may stick to its sound limit of 90 decibels this Diwali as the National Green Tribunal has given a go-ahead to the Wes...
- This Ganesha festivity in Mumbai was noisiest in seven yearsThe city celebrated its noisiest Ganeshotsav in seven years with decibel levels on the final immersion day peaking to 123db in Worli Naka, ...
- Maharashtra power plants slip on green parameters: CAGMaharashtra's promise to get rid of load-shedding in the state by 2012 may remain only on paper in the absence of proper planning to tide o...
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