The rising levels of pollution have created an alarming scenario across the country and the situation would only worsen if we do not celebrate Diwali responsibly this year. While no one should compromise
BHOPAL: Traders here have heaved a sigh of relief as Supreme Court modified its order on ‘Green crackers’ on Wednesday. The apex court observed that its direction on ‘Green crackers’ is meant for Delhi-NCR
Nagpur: The widely used cracker, whistling wheel, popularly known as ‘chakri’, creates more noise pollution than bombs. This surprising revelation came to the fore following a pre-Diwali test of firecrackers
Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board requests a time window for bursting firecrackers on Diwali Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) on Wednesday shot a letter to the forest, environment
The court was hearing a petition filed by Awaaz Foundation and others taking exception to substantial noise pollution caused during festivals. The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the Mumbai Police
Modifying its earlier order that fixed a slot of two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the southern states can burst firecrackers anytime
Tamil Nadu is the hub for manufacturing firecrackers. The green firecrackers from China are not green, according to scientists at IICT. They said they were more harmful than the traditional firecrackers
Hours after the Supreme Court order regulating use of fire crackers across the country, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) sprung into action. The state pollution control body chalked out a
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a blanket ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers across the country, but said that only 'green' firecrackers will be sold which are less polluting.
KOLKATA: The air quality in the city has deteriorated over the past few days and experts put some of the blame on the festivities. With about a month or so to go for winter, Kolkata’s ambient air quality
Madurai: A public interest litigation has been filed before the Madurai bench of the Madras high court seeking a direction to the authorities to ban the use of loudspeakers in vans, autos, load vehicles
The Government’s top think tank, Niti Ayog has favoured imposing a “green cess” from tourists to arrest the environmental degradation caused by the rising footfalls in the Indian Himalayan region.
Sivakasi's fire industry is not just battling ban but many questions are raised on its not so enviable safety record. This year, in April, four people died due to separate fire incidents in and around
MUMBAI: Ahead of the final immersion day of Ganeshotsav, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the Bombay high court’s ban on DJ and Dolby sound on Sunday and said Lord Ganesha does not need such hi-tech
In a welcome departure from the past, the decibel levels came down markedly on the streets of Mumbai on the last day of the Ganesh festivities on Sunday, as more than 250 leading Ganpati mandals took out
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court directed the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday to detail the steps taken against unauthorised pandals across the state ahead
NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Wednesday suggested to the National Green Tribunal to put a regulatory mechanism in place to restrain use of polluting firecrackers in the capital rather than putting a blanket
With blaring horns contributing negatively to the environment and causing massive noise pollution, several kids came out on the city roads on Tuesday morning to make people aware about its dangers. The
The Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane, while grand, were just as noisy this year. As per the noise-level readings taken by Thane activist Dr Mahesh Bedekar, the decibel levels at six Dahi Handi locations
Even as the festival season is about to begin from first week of September, anti-noise pollution activists are up in arms against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for only notifying 110 silence
