Moradabad 2nd most noise polluted city globally, says UNEP

At least 13 south Asian cities are highly noise polluted, five of which are in India

Generators of Trouble

RESCUING THE TAJ

Puerto Rico

Loud campaign

Firecracker industry launches drive against noise pollution laws

TURN DOWN VOLUME

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 5, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Court digest: Major environment hearings in February

While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal, here …

Study on pollution

Green university

Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus

THAILAND

Unquiet soundscapes: Shipping noise impacts rivers, marine ecosystem

Noise makes it hard for the dolphins to communicate and use echolocation to navigate in shallow water, increasing the risk of getting stranded

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 26, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal

Will Bengal allow high decibel firecrackers?

Activists fear noise control rules will be relaxed for manufacturers of firecrackers

Shut off

Court passes order against noise pollution

Moneymakers

Pollution and garbage greet tourists on Himalayan treks

Banning loud music and cooking in the higher reaches can go a long way in maintaining the fragile ecosystem  

Enough of noise

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal

Sentinels of Sound

When noise levels rise over 55 decibels, sound becomes unsound. Isolated pleas against the racket of revelry have fallen on deaf ears. But a …

Noisy trade

Most firecrackers in Maharashtra violate decibel standards, show tests

30 out of 89 tested samples were found to be violating standards

The black list

India fares the worst in a survey of Asia's polluted countries

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 12, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

10 years on, Supreme Court order on firecracker composition gathers dust

Authorities have released composition-based guidelines for only four of 40 categories of fireworks