Bird population in Ghaggar declines
Chhat (Banur): Drastic fall in number of birds on the banks of Ghaggar river that runs alongside the Mahendra Choudhary Zoological Park, famous as the Chhatbir Zoo, has upset bird lovers.
Chhat (Banur): Drastic fall in number of birds on the banks of Ghaggar river that runs alongside the Mahendra Choudhary Zoological Park, famous as the Chhatbir Zoo, has upset bird lovers.
RAWALPINDI, May 8: Noise and air pollution is on the rise in the congested Rawalpindi city posing serious health hazards to the people, as the local environment authorities are virtually oblivious to the issue and even lack basic data.
Mumbai: Though the state government appears greatly concerned about climate change and the rising noise pollution levels in the city, even going as far as to publicly criticise the proposal to build helipads atop residential buildings, the story is quite different when the politicians themselves are asked to mend their ways.
Deepa H Ramakrishnan Comprehensive study carried out at traffic junctions NOISY AFFAIR: Noise from vehicles contributes to the high pollution levels in several spots in the city, such as this on Anna Salai on Tuesday.
JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AGE
Quepem Police on Wednesday detained two overloaded mining trucks, even as residents from the taluka filed three police complaints against vehicles for causing nuisance.
The West Bengal Government has made mandatory the use of 30 per cent bio-diesel for running any
KARACHI (March 25 2010): The Environment and Alternative Energy Department of Sindh government is re-launching the campaign against smoke-emitting and noisy vehicles from March 27, 2010 to contain the ever-growing pollution in the city.
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said in the Assembly that her government is working on a plan to phase out autorickshaws from the city roads. The government is working on a plan to introduce batterydriven eco-friendly vehicles in place of autorickshaws, she said.
A petition challenging the ban order on sand transportation to other states was dismissed by the High Court on Monday. Binny Abraham of Puttur had challenged the order issued by the Deputy Director of Mines, Mangalore, on August 8, 2009, banning the transportation of sand outside the State, stating that it was a violation of Article 19 (1) (d)
The paper presents results obtained in a monitoring study on environmental noise pollution in the city of Aligarh which is a rapidly developing urban centre and a hub of lock industries.
Noise levels have been monitored at selected locations of Delhi and Roorkee, viz. Rithala (Delhi), Panchsheel Enclave (Delhi), New Friends Colony (NH-2 Delhi) and Gurudwara (NH-73, Roorkee) along with
LUCKNOW: Environmental degradation dominated the proceedings in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly here on Wednesday as members expressed concern at rising levels of air, noise and river pollution and urged the Government to take effective measures for control. The Congress and the BJP pointed to serious health hazards of environmental pollution.
The state expert appraisal committee, which gives environmental clearances to new projects, has asked all proposed hospitals in the Capital to be built in less polluted areas.
Noise and water pollution must be checked
Cops Drawing Up List, Working On Policy To Tighten Screws New Delhi: With Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) seeking stricter penalties and punishment for those flouting noise pollution norms, Delhi Police on Friday said it was ready to step up prosecution.
Anupam Apt in Saket, Ashram Chowk worst hit, finds CPCB study New Delhi, January 14 Residential areas along major roads in the Capital are enduring extreme noise levels with most of them reporting 20 to 25 per cent more than the permissible limit, says a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Noise pollution has become a major problem for city dwellers, with over 13000 cases of unnecessary honking registered by the city police in one year. A senior police officer said, the number of cases of unnecessary honking almost doubled in 2009 as compared to 2008.
These rules may be called the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2010. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The main objective of this study is to analyze and evaluate road traffic noise in the City of Al-Dammam. Digital sound level meters with frequency weighting networks were used in this study. All measurements were taken on an A weighting frequency network, at a height of about 1.5 m from ground and on a fast range time weighting.