The ocean is becoming an increasingly noisy environment. With a rise in commercial shipping, resource extraction activities, and military-related activities, the underwater ocean environment is a virtual cacophony of noise. While some sources of underwater noise such as wind, waves, and the mating and communication calls of marine mammals are natural contributors to underwater noise levels, humans also contribute a significant level of noise to the marine environment.

Seismic survey in the Brahmaputra

MUMBAI FIRECRACKER: Tests carried out by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and Awaaz Foundation, in Mumbai, found the