Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attackHundreds of posts came pouring in on Thursday condemning Moscow's most aggressive actions since the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Vl...
25 Feb, 2022, 06.56 AM IST
How Military Intelligence trailed ULFA's Drishti Rajkhowa for 9 years and ensured surrenderHowever, the surrender -- being seen as a great success in government's efforts to eradicate insurgency in the region -- was the result of ...
12 Nov, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
India's cleanest city Indore aims to be most ''silent'' as well"We want to free Indore from noise pollution and earn for it the status of silent city of India by March, 2021. This is an unofficial title...
16 Feb, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
Punjab government bans multi-tone horns for vehiclesThe direction was issued by the Punjab Pollution Control Board under section 31-A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 198...
03 Aug, 2017, 08.39 PM IST
Noise pollution exceeds permissible limits in 7 cities: GovernmentThe data from these monitoring stations indicate that average noise pollution levels generally exceed the permissible limits, Anil Madhav D...
10 Apr, 2017, 05.19 PM IST
need2know: Six triggers to take note of before you hit D-StreetIndia's biggest tax reform since Independence, was well on its way to a roll out with the Lok Sabha giving its nod to four supplementary Bi...
30 Mar, 2017, 07.44 AM IST
Rs 5,000 fine on using pressure horns, removing silencers: NGTNoting that unhindered use of pressure horns is a source of serious noise pollution, the tribunal had imposed ban on them in all vehicles i...
20 Jul, 2016, 04.13 PM IST
NGT bans pressure horns in the national capitalThe tribunal also constituted a committee comprising officials from Environment Ministry, Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control Committ...
18 Jul, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
Move to ban fixed-dose combinations a culmination of efforts to free market from irrational drugsThe US Food & Drug Administration has favoured use of FDCs for HIV treatments, but approval process is rigorous.
17 Mar, 2016, 01.48 AM IST
Ban plastic bags and pressure horns in Ooty: Parliamentary panelTo maintain ecological balance in Ooty and Nilgiri hills, a parliamentary panel has recommended a host of measures including banning of pla...
12 Aug, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
Goa Pollution board gets 30-day deadline to take-off multi-sound hornsA circular quoted that the Central Motor Vehicle Act and Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 does not permit installing of such horns on t...
02 May, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
National Green Tribunal calls meeting to solve noise pollution woes in South DelhiIt had directed police to "strictly" prevent overloaded vehicles in the area and imposed a ban on use of pressure horns.
30 Apr, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
- Act on noise pollution complaints: NGT
NGT bench directed that complaints forwarded by call centre should be attended immediately by area station house officer (SHO) and confisca...
22 Feb, 2014, 10.14 AM IST
- Major UP towns in grip of noise pollution, says government
Noise pollution is far more than its permissible limit in all major eleven towns of UP, making life miserable for citizens in commercial ar...
14 Mar, 2013, 09.27 PM IST
- South African demand for legal trade in rhino horns leaves India jittery
The surge of poaching of rhinoceros in South Africa could lead to threats to the one-horned Indian rhino in faraway Assam and West Bengal i...
16 May, 2012, 01.47 AM IST
- Now, a grand fine awaits honkers
In a bid to tackle noise pollution, the Maharashtra government is proposing a tenfold hike in fines for honking.
19 Sep, 2008, 08.59 AM IST
- War of words in Sansad Bhawan after clashes at AKG Bhawan
A day after the clashes at the CPM headquarters in the capital, Marxist and BJP MPs locked horns in Parliament disrupting proceedings in bo...
11 Mar, 2008, 01.07 AM IST