KOLKATA, 24 OCT: To ensure compliance of pollution control norms, especially those for creating noise pollution by bursting firecrackers, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), along with
Mumbai figures on noise pollution in the civic body’s annual environment report are a far cry from the results of a four-year survey conducted by Jai Hind College researchers, a fact that has not g
Noise pollution levels have touched alarming levels in India’s big cities, making even nights as noisy as days in several areas and exposing people to a 24X7 assault on their eardrums, the apex pol
Families have begun preparing for the festival of lights, which is always accompanied by the exchange of sweets, shopping sprees and the bursting of crackers.
Calcutta, Oct 18: (PTI) A joint action team formed by Pollution Control Board, Calcutta and state police will ensure that sound pollution norms against firecrackers were not violated during Diwali.
In a bid to cap the polluting fumes emitted by thousands of vehicles in Jharkhand’s cities, the government is thinking of putting in place liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dispensing stations.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon conduct a noise mapping analysis of the city to identify noise pollution at various locations and instal sound barriers.