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Mumbai 120.2, Pune 105 decibels – Loksatta
Noise levels in Mumbai reach a crescendo during Ganpati visarjan: Awaaz NGO – Business Standard
After quiet Ganpati festival celebrations in the last two years, noise levels in Mumbai touched new heights during idol immersion processions this year, a city-based NGO said on Monday. As per data shared by Awaaz Foundation, the combination of drums and banjo used in processions created the highest noise at 115.6dB at Babulnath corner of…
Cut the noise this Ganeshotsav!
Mumbai After two moderate seasons through the past lockdown years, the political class is going all out encouraging citizens to celebrate Ganeshotsav with sheer pomp and fervour. It has underscored brand Hindutva no less, with large advertisements emblazoned on the city’s BEST buses. The maximum noise limit in a residential area has been placed at…
Why severe landslides are on the rise
By Sumaira Abdulali | Aug 3, 2022 Global warming, climate change and infrastructure construction in eco-fragile areas are triggering landslides that are more damaging than ever before On July 21, near the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala’s Idukki District within the Kottayam Forest Division area, a landslide washed away the nearly complete runway of an…
4th training session for Police on noise pollution – 7-7-2022
As politicians squabble over loudspeakers, an appeal for quiet on International Noise Awareness Day – Scroll.in
Gods Against Noise is a campaign first started by Awaaz Foundation in 2016 to appeal to followers of all religions to advocate silence over noise. Every religion speaks of the beauty and peace of finding enlightenment, shanti, moksha or heaven. Almost every religion exhorts its followers to seek inner peace and hear the voice of…
Noise Pollution: When will the government wake up? – Forbes India
Despite the well-established adverse effects of noise pollution on human health and life, widespread breach of decibel levels continues unabated In Mumbai, a luxury skyscraper coming up next door digs deep into the bedrock. Metal crushes rock, even while under-construction buildings like this one advertise happy children, blue skies and birdsong. The advertisements say nothing…
Noise pollution is a health menace; don’t politicise it! – Times of India
MUMBAI: All religions advocate silence over noise. Every religion speaks of the beauty and peace of finding enlightenment, shanti, moksha, or heaven. Almost every religion exhorts its followers to seek inner silence and hear the inner voice of God in quietude and tranquillity. Ironically, loudspeakers that increase decibel levels to beyond safe or legal limits…
Mumbai: More than 200 motorists penalised in 9 days for needless honking – ToI
MUMBAI: More than 200 motorists have been penalised by the traffic police for needless honking in a span of nine days. The police also cracked down on 124 motorcyclists, during the same period, for using modified silencers. As a standard operating procedure, the police will now be seizing such motorcycles, removing their modified silencers and…