Ensure permission from Revenue dept as regards to entertainment tax rules; Coordination on law and order via CCTVs along with police authorities; PCB to monitor the event for time limits and sound

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed the organisers to hold the prestigious Kala Ghoda cultural festival in the city for nine days from February 7 next, while ensuring proper hygiene,

Police Chiefs To Get Report From Watchdog

Canal blocking an exercise in futility; no repairs, no cleaning

If the quality of air on this year’s Diwali is compared with that of 2013 Diwali, it can be gauged that it was more of a festival of firecrackers than of lights or sweets.

The pollution level rose by four to 17 decibels at residential, commercial and even silent zones of the city this Diwali making it the most 'unhealthy' festival of lights' in the last few decades.

NOIDA: The city's air pollution level was 40% lower when compared with previous year's figures, while its noise level was down by 10%, according to the pollution control board's recordings this Diw

Data collated over the last three years by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has shown that there was a dip in noise pollution levels in Kolhapur during this Diwali.

Thick smoke hung over New Delhi this week as millions lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, but calls for a boycott highlighted growing concerns over air quality in one of the world's most

The unexpected rains in the city on Saturday brought down the air pollution levels after Diwali celebrations to within permissible limits in some areas.