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Pollution levels in TN exceed national standards; Chennai’s AQI...
The TNPCB said both air quality and noise readings exceeded permissible limits under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
NGT stops noisy construction works during night hours
9 Feb 2024 4:30 AM ISTIn his submission, the applicant said the piling work with loud noise was causing a nuisance to senior citizens, school and college students, and also...
Blinding lights
11 Nov 2023 7:00 AM ISTIn Chennai, 18,000 cops have been assigned on special Deepavali duty to ensure that fireworks are burst only during the time period stipulated by the...
TNPCB's Deepavali advisory: Burst crackers between 6-7 AM & 7-8 PM
7 Nov 2023 10:30 PM ISTThe Board urged residents to avoid bursting joined (series) firecrackers or sara vedi and stay away from hospitals, schools, courts, places of...
To curb noise pollution, Mumbai to observe ‘No Honking Day’ on...
12 Jun 2023 6:37 PM IST"Unnecessary honking causes noise pollution in the environment and also adversely affects human health. We urge motorists to positively respond to the...
Lockdown gives animals rare break from noise pollution
17 April 2020 8:59 AM ISTThe COVID-19 lockdown could become an unprecedented natural experiment in noise pollution. Some of the world’s most vocal animals — birds and whales —...
Excessive noise pollution in Lahore rings alarm
21 Sept 2020 12:24 PM ISTThe noise pollution level in Lahore has crossed the World Health Organisations (WHO) acceptable threshold of 60-65 dB in various areas of the city as...
Traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds: Study
16 May 2021 8:31 AM ISTA new study by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and colleagues shows that young zebra finches, just like children, are...