Lucknow: For a ‘quieter’ Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) is acting tough to ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s guidelines on firecrackers.

While activists against sound pollution are demanding a ban on crackers exceeding the permissible noise levels in cities like Mumbai, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) officials said

BHOPAL: With just four days to Diwali, MP pollution control board (MPPCB ) and the district administration are yet to certify if the firecrackers in markets are illegal or as per standards of noise

According to the Silchar Pollution Control Board, the noise pollution level in the town during this year’s Durga Puja was recorded to be the lowest in recent times.

Decibel Levels Dip, But Still Way Above Permissible Limits

Highest Diwali noise levels have consistently stayed above 95 decibels — breaching 100 at times — and the worst have been some of the posh localities in the city, shows data put out by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).

If noise pollution has been giving you sleepless nights, now there is at least a way out to quantify it region-wise and put it online.