India

 Dhamaal Growth

NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied

Publication Date: 
30/01/2004
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Noise Pollution, Water Resources, Groundwater, Drinking Water, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Population, Planning, Industry, Private Sector, Legislation, History, India, Haryana, Statistics
India

 Sound alarm

Firecrackers not up to the mark

Publication Date: 
30/10/2003
Vibha Varshney
Down to Earth
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Research, Government Of India (GOI)
India

 The pitch factor

A part from sizing up goods on the basis of their price tags, the Indian consumer will soon be able to compare them according to the noise they make. The National Committee for Noise Pollution

Publication Date: 
30/10/2003
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Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, India, Delhi
Water Resources

 Making the wrong noises

A federal court in California has barred the US navy from globally installing a new high-intensity sonar system. In contravention of several federal environmental laws, the system was found to be

Publication Date: 
29/09/2003
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Noise Pollution, Technology, Legislation, California
India

 Highway projects mow down ecolaws

India"s road networking plan, one of the few projects that are progressing ahead of schedule, is flouting a number of environmental guidelines

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
Nidhi Jamwal, Kushal P S Yadav
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Road Transport, Highways, Government Of India (GOI), NGO, India
Air Pollution

 Controls off for diesel generators

Key environmental clause deleted from rules governing diesel generator sets barely six months after implementation

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Noise Pollution Control, Legislation, India, Delhi
India

 Vociferous protest

Stiff opposition to recent amendment in noise rules

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Legislation, High Court, Government Of India (GOI), NGO, India, Kerala
Air Pollution

 At full blast

Sharp rise in air and noise pollution levels again during Diwali

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Tamil Nadu, Statistics
Environment

The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2002

These Rules amend the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules by inserting a new sub-rule to rule 5 dealing with restrictions on the use of loud speakers.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2002
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Noise Pollution Control, India
Industry

 A protest nonetheless

Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)

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