An analysis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has revealed a substantial rise in fine particulate matter on Diwali, with a 45 per cent increase in PM2.5 and a 33 per cent increase in PM10, compared to the previous year. The DPCC’s report emphasised that nearly all air quality …
While Lakshmipujan was the day of Diwali when maximum air pollution was recorded in the city, the air over Hadapsar area was the most polluted due to bursting of firecrackers. The second most polluted was Shivajinagar. The researchers of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), with the help of …
Delhi at Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro - but it is also the noisiest and smokiest. Noise pollution was the highest in Delhi this Diwali compared to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, and particulate matter in the air hit an all-time high. Noise levels, …
Categories across the board from chocolate to cheese, olive oil to biscuits have been impacted as a result of stand off between importers, food safety regulator It is not just your favourite imported chocolate that went missing from shop shelves this festive season. Crispies such as Pringles, gourmet cheese, olive …
Experts Blame It On Type Of Crackers, Say Situation Critical New Delhi: Many Delhiites felt that decibels levels on Diwali night were a shade lower than previous years, but the dense haze of near-choking pollution told a different story. Now the verdict is out. The PM 10 (coarse particles) levels …
Noise pollution in Delhi witnessed an upward trend this Diwali compared with other metros like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kolkata. However, air pollution was found to be on the lower side this year vis-à-vis previous year’s Diwali, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) noise and air pollution data …
Patnaites seem to have become aware of the health hazards of noise pollution, as they opted for less noisy crackers this Diwali. However, the air pollution created by them was higher. According to the data of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), this Diwali there was a decrease in noise …
The mention of another spell of rain may make you grumble, but nothing short of a downpour will clean up the toxins in the air after Diwali. And if you are among those who can't do without a morning walk, get yourself a pollution mask because the smoke-heavy air isn't …
Despite several awareness campaigns on precautions to be taken during Diwali festivities, many children and adults were injured while bursting fire crackers in the twin cities. In the city alone, around 100 children were rushed to various hospitals with burns during the weekend with several reporting eye injuries. At least …
The Diwali in the city has been a quiet affair this year if data recorded by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is any indication. The data indicate that air and sound pollution has been lower this year compared to 2012 notwithstanding the odd residential area that bucked the …
The city witnessed a surge in the number of cases of road rage, rowdyism, brawls, noise pollution and road accidents on Diwali, with the police control room (PCR) receiving nearly 36% more complaints. On an average, PCR normally gets 200 to 225 calls daily, but on Sunday, it received 307 …
Ranchi’s Lalpur wore the Diwali decibel crown of shame this year, smashing sound barriers to touch 96.6dB between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday, bursting to smithereens Central Pollution Control Board benchmarks that the state is supposed to obey. Awareness drives died with a whimper as residents celebrated one of the …
Delhi on Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro but it is certainly the noisiest and smokiest. Noise pollution was the highest in Delhi this Diwali compared to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, and particulate matter in the air hit an all-time high. Noise levels, which …
She and her friends plan to petition Centre in this regard 13-year-old chronic asthmatic wants a law banning the bursting of firecrackers during Deepawali, which, she insists is a festival of light and not noise or pollution. Sanjna Chaturvedi, an eighth standard student at a school in the City, along …
A decade ago, you knew Diwali was approaching a month in advance, thanks to thunderous firecrackers. After a decade of awareness drives by anti-noise pollution crusaders, police and civic administration, Mumbai has witnessed progressively quieter Diwali celebrations. Aawaz Foundation, which battles noise pollution, has recorded noise levels during Diwali for …
Medical experts have warned patients suffering from lung and heart diseases, blood pressure and diabetes to exercise caution as their condition might worsen during the festive of lights, Diwali. Firecrackers can trigger heart and lung problems, they noted. During this time, owing to weather change patients of bronchial asthma need …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board will be keeping a strict vigil on the level of pollution in the city on Diwali. The department has been monitoring noise pollution for the last four days. When fireworks will light up the skylines of the city, devices installed in major areas of the …
This Diwali, many housewives in the city are preparing sweets at home for the festival due to fear of adulteration in sweets available in markets. "Around this time of the year, the worst quality of khoya is available in the market. In the past few months, the price of milk …
Inhaling the gaseous air pollutants along with other toxic gases emitted by firecrackers not only makes one cough, go breathless and feel irritation in the throat, it aggravates the chance of attack among asthma patients, says health experts. Firecrackers contain elements like copper, cadmium, sulphur, aluminium, barium and various other …
As traders complain of a significant drop in the sale of firecrackers this year with people scaling down Diwali celebrations in the wake of cyclone and floods, environmentalists see a positive side to the trend. Environmentalist said subdued Diwali is good news for the environment. "The reduced sale of crackers …
Even as denizens of Sangam City joined crores of other Indians in celebrating the festival of lights, few gave a thought to purchasing ecofriendly idols. On Saturday, people made beelines at stalls selling idols of Lord Ganesha and Laxmi. However, while most chose the brightest and most colourful idols, only …
