The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it will pass a detailed order banning firecrackers on public roads across Maharashtra and requiring Ganesh mandals to furnish a security deposit to enforce noise…
The Patna High Court has issued statewide directives on high-decibel noise, criticising the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) for failing to enforce noise pollution laws. In an August 14 order, Justice…
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal government whether it has taken any action to remove loudspeakers from mosques. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and…
Kanwar Yatra convoy trucks with loudspeaker-mounted boomboxes are breaching every legal noise ceiling in Delhi, an HT investigation found. A sound meter registered peaks of 110 decibels at two rest camps in…
Scientists at Nagoya University have found that low-frequency noise from common household appliances can damage kidneys in mice. The study, reported by Medical Xpress, exposed mice to recordings from an outdoor air-conditioning…
A humorous essay in The Hindu lampoons Delhi's relentless honking, describing it as a language and coping mechanism. The writer identifies three driver types: those with no brakes, no accelerator, and those…
Deccan Herald's measurements at Bengaluru junctions recorded noise levels as high as 148 decibels during peak traffic, far above the legal limit of 65 decibels for commercial areas. At K R Market…
Guru Randhawa's new music video Fine Shyt has triggered online backlash. Social media users called the track 'noise pollution' and mocked its workplace setting where female colleagues dance around the singer. Hindustan…
Three rebel Trinamool Congress MPs, Yusuf Pathan, Abu Taher Khan and Khallilur Rehman, submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, seeking an “urgent intervention” to stop local police…
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu notice of a viral video allegedly showing Pune Police punishing traffic violators during an anti-noise and anti-pollution drive. The footage reportedly shows…
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