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PROHIBITION OF NOISE POLLUTION
NEET re-exam 2026: Gatherings barred, curbs imposed around 16 centres in DehradunDehradun authorities have imposed strict restrictions around NEET re-examination centers on June 21 to ensure a peaceful environment. Publi...
Ban on firecrackers not a new debate, similar proposal was mooted way back in 1961Concerns over firecracker pollution in Delhi date back to 1961, when the Deputy Ganj Committee urged a ban citing “war-like noise” during f...
UP Police ban Kanwariyas from carrying trishuls, hockey sticks during yatraUttar Pradesh Police has prohibited kanwariyas from carrying sticks and tridents during the Kanwar Yatra. This ban extends across major dis...
Plea seeking ban on landing, take-off at Delhi airports at night: NGT allows DGCA, AAI to file objectionsThe National Green Tribunal has given permission to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and others to present their objections within two...
Ban on firecrackers in Gurugram from Nov; green crackers allowed on DiwaliThe Gurugram district administration has banned the storage, sale, and use of firecrackers due to pollution concerns. E-commerce companies ...
Bursting crackers causes sufferingBursting firecrackers is not the only cause for severe pollution. But during and after Diwali, particulate matter (PM) levels shoot through...
- At 64,000, green law offences up 4% in 2021, says report
Cases under environment related offences increased over 4% in 2021
Asked CM Arvind Kejriwal to remove loudspeakers from places of worship, yet to comply: Delhi BJP"In my survey of many temples and gurudwaras, I found that there was no noise pollution. Bhajan and keertans were taking place only inside ...
Bombay High Court allows MMRCL to carry out Metro III work during nightThe 33-km long Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line III project is a part of the Metro system which will connect the Cuffe Parade business distri...
Chhattisgarh govt bans use of firecrackers with high decibelsChhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) chairman has asked officials to take steps to ensure restriction on sale and use of high...
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...
NGT junks plea to ban Christmas trees, Santa Claus costumeThe green panel, however, asked the Delhi government to ensure that there is no violation of environment laws and no pollution is caused du...
No Cacophony? - Peak traffic zones may go silent if state agency has its wayBengaluru now has over 6.5 million vehicles on its streets and with increasingly frustrating traffic jams, honking has become a natural ten...
NGT asks HP to impose Rs 500 on cars near Shimla's Mall RoadIn a bid to make Shimla free of traffic congestion, the National Green Tribunal has directed Himachal Pradesh government to impose an envir...
- Diwali: Pollution control board issues 90db limit order
The decibel controversy was finally laid to rest on Monday with the state pollution control board issuing a notification that fixed 90 dB a...
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...
Karnataka: Pollution control agency moots removal of horns from autos and two-wheelersPCB wants two wheelers and autorickshaws in Bengaluru to be divested of their horns, proposing the outlandish measure to address the proble...
- 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...
- Silent zone to ring Corbett
Acting on the directive of the Uttarakhand high court, the state government on Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on noise pollution in a radi...