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NGT stops noisy construction works during night hours
In his submission, the applicant said the piling work with loud noise was causing a nuisance to senior citizens, school and college students, and also...
Wednesdays to be 'no honking days' in Mumbai
From now, every Wednesday to be a ‘no honking days’ for the city , Mumbai Traffic Police tweeted on Wednesday.
Headphones that double up as air purifiers
With this visionary product, the company, along with the air, also plans to tackle noise pollution.
Azaan row: Police ask mosques in Karnataka not to violate noise...
Mosques in Karnataka have started receiving notices from the police to use their loudspeakers within the permissible decibel levels.
Act against noise pollution by religious institutions: Madras HC
The freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion granted under Article 25 of the Constitution also imposed certain conditions in the interest...
Traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds: Study
A new study by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and colleagues shows that young zebra finches, just like children, are...
Excessive noise pollution in Lahore rings alarm
The 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...
Lockdown gives animals rare break from noise pollution
The COVID-19 lockdown could become an unprecedented natural experiment in noise pollution. Some of the world’s most vocal animals — birds and whales —...
