Awaaz Foundation
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      • Diwali 2019
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      • News Light Pollution
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      • Holi colours testing
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RECENT



Report on Noise Pollution  
Swearing in of Chief Minister, Maharashtra,
Shivaji Park,
​28th November 2019


Deutsche Welle and Scroll's Eco India anniversary event
Presenting  on Mumbai's anti-noise pollution Movement
Sumaira Abdulali
27th November 2017


'Sand mining in wetlands and alternates to natural sand'
at the 'International Conference of Wetlands and Migratory Birds in the Asian Flyovers' organized by BNHS
Sumaira Abdulali
​20th November 2019


Report on Noise Pollution
Diwali 2019
​27th October 2019


Firecracker testing
Awaaz Foundation and MPCB
October 2019

"UNEP Report "Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand resources"
7th May 2019


"Save Our Sand" Awareness Campaign
Launched April 2019


Bombay High Court Order
Justice A.S. Oka and Justice A. S.Gadkari 
Police Commissioner to file personal affidavit on lack of enforcement of noise rules for Ganpati and Eid e Milad
20th February 2019


Illegal sand mining and substitutes to natural sand in Raigad 
Letter to Collector, Raigad District
31st January 2019


​Illegal Sand Mining on Kihim Beach
Emails to Divisional Commissioner Konkan
24th December 2018


Report on Noise Pollution Mahim Fair 
21st December 2018


Letter to Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis
Report on noise pollution Eid e Milad 2018
21st November 2018








Report on noise pollution Diwali 2018
7th November 2018


Firecracker Testing for Heavy Metal and toxic Chemical Content
​Letter to Chief Minister, Maharashtra
31st October 2018


Suggestions/Objections To MoEFCC Draft Notification
Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area
27th October 2018


Firecracker Testing for Noise Pollution
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Awaaz Foundation
24th October 2018


Supreme Court Judgment on  Firecrackers
Justice A. K Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan
23rd October 2018


Firecracker Testing  
noise pollution and chemical content
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Awaaz Foundation
2004 - 2017

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Draft Notification
Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area
3rd October 2018


Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Union
World Health Organization
10th October 2018

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Presentation to UNEP
Sand mining - problems and solutions
Sumaira Abdulali
11th October 2018


Report on Noise Pollution  
 Ganpati visarjan 2018
​23rd September 2018 and
17th September 2018

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Bombay High Court Order
Ban on DJ during processions
Justice Shantanu Khemkar and Justice Sarang Kotwal
21st September 2018


Bombay High Court Order 
NEERI Report of Noise Mapping of cities in Maharashtra
Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla
24th July 2018


Noise Mapping Study of Mumbai
submitted to the Bombay High Court by NEERI
July  2018


Bombay High Court Order
Discharge of Contempt Notice against Mumbai Municipal Commissioner, Shri Ajoy Mehta
Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla
20th April 2018


​#HornVrat
27th January - April 2018


Report on noise pollution
Mumbai Metro -III

1st February 2018  and 25th  April 2018
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SAND MINING

REPORTS ON LOUDSPEAKERS AND FESTIVALS



​​REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION,
​TRAFFIC AND RAILWAY NOISE


​NOISE POLLUTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS


LITIGATION 

Noise Pollution
Sand mining
Sawantwadi-Dodamarg

PUBLICATIONS
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Noise Pollution
Sand Mining
"Noise Annoys" Column in Times of India 
"Mumbai Speaks Up" Column in Times of India
Four-part series on sand mining, Mumbai Mirror
Other Publications 
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​FEATURE STORIES

Awaaz Foundation
Noise Pollution
Sand Mining


​NEWS

Noise Pollution
Sand Mining
Sawantwadi-Dodamarg
Attacks on Activists

Awaaz Foundation does not have any affiliation, knowledge or responsibility for any actions of "Awaaj Foundation," an NGO apparently recently registered with the Charity Commissioner, Thane. On 11th September 2017 the  Bombay High Court granted an
​injunction against use of our trademarked name "Awaaz Foundation" or any other deceptively similar name.

About Awaaz Foundation

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AWARDS
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PUBLICATIONS

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PRESENTATIONS
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LITIGATION
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#HORNVRAT
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NOISE ANNOYS
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MUMBAI SPEAKS UP
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#GETWELLSOONMUMBAI
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#TELLTHEDRIVER
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CITIZENS' NOISE MAP
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#YOURAWAAZAGAINST NOISE
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TIME FOR ACTION
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DON'T BURY THE ISSUE OF SAND MINING
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ORIGAMI GANESH

NO HONKING  DAY 2008

MISCELLANEOUS CAMPAIGNS

Press Features


​TELEVISION DEBATES
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PRESS FEATURES
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NOISE POLLUTION FEATURES
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SAND MINING FEATURES
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NOISE POLLUTION NEWS
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SAND MINING NEWS
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ALIBAG SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT NEWS
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SAWANTWADI-DODAMARG NEWS
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FIRECRACKERS NEWS
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ECO FRIENDLY FESTIVALS
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DC PLAN AND COASTAL ROAD

URBAN TREES NEWS
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MITRA NEWS
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
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  • Welcome
  • Noise Pollution
    • What you can do
    • Loudspeaker and Festival Noise Reports >
      • Diwali 2019
    • Traffic Noise
    • Railway Noise
    • Construction Noise
    • Urban helipads
    • Urban planning, noise mapping, noise barriers
    • Silence Zones
    • Rules and Court Orders
    • Advocacy with Government
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • News
  • Sand Mining
    • Site visits
    • Public Interest Litigation
    • Advocacy and Awareness
    • Representations to Government
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • Sand Mining News
    • Alternatives to sand
    • United Nations
    • Government of India Rules
    • Government of Maharashtra Rules
  • Other Campaigns
    • Stone quarrying or recycling debris >
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • Alibag Solid Waste Management >
      • Kihim Beach Clean up
      • SWM Rules
      • News
    • Firecrackers
    • Light Pollution >
      • News Light Pollution
    • Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife Corridor >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Notifications and Committees
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • MITRA (Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Violence against Activists) >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Resources and Publications
      • MITRA News
    • Eco friendly Festivals >
      • Holi colours testing
      • Origami Ganesh
      • News
    • Air Pollution >
      • News Air Pollution
    • Oil Spills >
      • Oil Spills on Alibag Beaches
      • News Oil Spills
    • Coastal Road and Development Plan >
      • News
    • Urban Trees >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Publications and Presentations
      • News
    • Anti Smoking >
      • Public Interest Litigation
    • Miscellaneous News
  • About
    • Awards
    • Documentaries
    • Television
    • Publications
    • Videos
    • News Features
    • Presentations and Seminars
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Sumaira Abdulali