Noisy trade

Most firecrackers in Maharashtra violate decibel standards, show tests

30 out of 89 tested samples were found to be violating standards

The black list

India fares the worst in a survey of Asia's polluted countries

Sound alarm

Firecrackers not up to the mark

Plane truth

People near airports are at an increased risk of heart diseases

Beam the sound of music

Whales going deaf

Noise generated by tourist boats might result in loss of hearing in whales

Oil India's seimic survey threatens rare dolphin

Seismic survey in the Brahmaputra

The beacon

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

Erosion of values

...and how it leads to environmental degradation

According to Report

Sindhudurg on road to conflict

South Asia

India

My experiment with honking-free driving

Car horn should be an emergency device, not a toy

Green tribunal asks ministry to set noise levels for sirens, horns

Says states should notify the new standards within a month

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Wind farm threat to forests

Blasting causes animals and birds to abandon the area

Environmental crimes: India may take upto 33 yrs to clear case backlog, says report

By the end of 2018, the number of cases pending trial climbed to 48,238

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Action against polluting units gives Goa villagers some relief

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Dhamaal Growth

NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied

Arms manufacturer working on lead-free bullets

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