A House panel today suggested a slew of measures to the Punjab government to curb increasing levels of air, water and noise pollution in Amritsar, even as it blamed industries and urban local bodie

KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra government has taken yet another step to restrict noise pollution in cities by adding the police in the implementation of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2

PUNE: Come September and pandals erected for Ganesh Utsav will once again lead to traffic jams. This year, however, citizens can hope for a congestion-free festival.

KOLHAPUR: Forty-year-old Yogendra Kulkarni, a resident of New Mahadwar Road, might believe in the adage of early-to-bed and early-to-rise but literally struggles to sleep before its midnight becaus

The KSRTC and city buses are contributing to noise pollution in the city by using air horns that do not conform to the standards prescribed for ambient air quality in respect of noise.

MUMBAI: Anticipating a strong protest from the public, especially after the draft development plan disaster, the BMC has decided to overhaul the hawking zone drive.

Irked by non-implementation of its earlier orders, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the chief secretary to identify officers responsible for not implementing noise pollution rules so that c

KOLKATA: On the eve of World Environment Day, environmentalists slammed the state pollution control board for deliberately sidestepping issues related to environment and pollution.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday put a stay on the State Election Commission’s (SEC) order that allowed parties to use loudspeakers after April 2 — while Board exams will be on in the st

Concerned over rising decibel levels in the city, an anti-noise pollution activist has written the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, requesting for a comprehensive mapping system that can provide