Shut off

Court passes order against noise pollution

Moneymakers

Seawind gets a helipad

Firecrackers defy decibel limit

Popular firework brands from Sivakasi exceeded 125 dB sound level

Mumbai dilutes noise rules

Fewer silence zones; Shivaji Park the bone of contention

Fuzzy logic used to justify private helipads

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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In court

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

Sound alarm

Firecrackers not up to the mark

Plane truth

People near airports are at an increased risk of heart diseases

Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern

PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019

Pollution may be higher in Kolkata this Diwali

Noise level standards were relaxed for firecrackers in West Bengal following recent orders of the National Green Tribunal

Beam the sound of music

Alternative fuels can reduce air and noise pollution levels

Vialle, a company based in the Netherlands, manufactures customised cars using alternative fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied …

Whales going deaf

Noise generated by tourist boats might result in loss of hearing in whales

Maharashtra pushes for relaxing norms around Mumbai’s silence zones

Activists accuse government of abdicating fundamental responsibility of ensuring good health of citizens

Oil India's seimic survey threatens rare dolphin

Seismic survey in the Brahmaputra