Senior citizens and elderly residents took to the streets of Serampore last Friday under the banner of Baji o DJ Box Birodhi Manch, to raise awareness about the harmful effects of DJ sound systems and loud firecrackers.
The court directive came in the wake of a petition highlighting flagrant violation of noise control laws in the Pattamundai Block and Municipality.
In a decisive move to intensify the fight against noise pollution, the Delhi government on Thursday notified significant amendments to empower a broader range of local authorities and officials to take direct action under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
It was the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Robert Koch who, as early as 1910, foresaw that 'One day man will have to fight noise as fiercely as cholera and pest'.
Noise pollution in urban areas has significant, negative impacts on heart health according to studies published on Tuesday.
Noise pollution in Bangladesh capital Dhaka is reaching alarming levels, severely impacting the daily lives of its residents, a study showed.
The Canonization During the last phase of the recent parliament election, the city of joy experienced tremendous anarchy of noise, particularly vote propaganda from horrible loudspeakers nurtured efficiently by the enthusiastic supporters of candidates.
The police have initiated no effective action to curb noise pollution in the city and the rest of West Bengal.
The Election Commission has issued 12 notices issued to different political parties in Punjab for causing noise pollution.
The execution of the Supreme Court order, restricting the firing of crackers during Kali puja and Diwali to the two…
