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Air quality concerns resurface ahead of Mumbai Marathon

Air quality concerns resurface ahead of Mumbai Marathon. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
mumbai news
Published on Jan 13, 2026 08:26 am IST

Environment dept dismisses Awaaz’a AQI readings

Environment dept dismisses Awaaz’a AQI readings
mumbai news
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 06:46 am IST

Green crackers under sound limit but contain banned chemicals: Awaaz Foundation

Green crackers under sound limit but contain banned chemicals: Awaaz Foundation
mumbai news
Updated on Oct 30, 2024 07:42 am IST

Firecracker noise hit 117dB in city

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mumbai news
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 07:00 am IST

14 firecrackers contain SC banned chemical barium

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mumbai news
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 08:36 am IST

Bidding adieu to Bappa with loudest bang in 4 yrs

According to the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, residential areas can have a maximum noise level of 55dB in the day and 45dB at night.
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 12:43 am IST

Ganeshotsav: Mumbai records highest noise level in 4 years

Devotees in a procession to immerse idols of Ganesha in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Thursday.
india news
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 06:36 am IST

‘Lights at Coastal Road work site a major source of pollution’: Study

Bright lights being used at a coastal road construction site in Worli is one of the major sources of light pollution in the city, according to a study by environment advocacy group, Awaaz Foundation.
mumbai news
Published on May 11, 2019 02:21 am IST

Consider advice of NGO, activist, Bombay HC tells state

After the state failed to frame guidelines to reduce noise pollution and pandal violations in the city and state, the Bombay high court (HC) has directed the government to consider and implement suggestions given by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and an activist in this regard.
mumbai news
Published on Apr 26, 2019 02:09 am IST

HC allows Mumbai Police 2 weeks to chalk out plan against noise violation

According to the petitioner, in 10 instances, the police had referred the cases to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), while in 12 others, it had not taken any action against the violators.
mumbai news
Updated on Mar 29, 2019 11:49 am IST

HC again rebukes Mumbai Police over failure to act against noise complaints

The Mumbai HC asked the Mumbai Police to file a fresh affidavit after rejecting the one they had submitted in a petition on action against noise pollution in the city.
mumbai news
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 10:04 am IST

Illegal sand mining on Kihim Beach near Mumbai eroding it, says NGO

Maharashtra recorded 26,628 cases of illegal mining last year, the highest across the country, according to data from the Ministry of Mines
mumbai news
Published on Dec 26, 2018 12:10 am IST

Sound check: Mumbai fair records lowest decibels in 5 years

The maximum noise level at the fair was recorded at 99.8 dB .
mumbai news
Updated on Dec 21, 2018 11:34 pm IST

Chemical test of firecrackers in Mumbai shows presence of hazardous metals

The tests found that of the 36 firecrackers, hazardous metals such as lead was detected in 14 firecrackers.
mumbai news
Published on Nov 02, 2018 01:02 am IST

Ganeshotsav in Mumbai: Bappa gets a grand, less noisy farewell

Devotees thronged Girgaum Chowpatty, one of the major immersion points in the city.
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 25, 2018 12:43 am IST

Noisy bikes without silencers give residents of Mumbai’s JVLR sleepless nights

When silencers are removed, levels increase to 100dB-110 dB
mumbai news
Updated on May 03, 2018 12:31 pm IST

Bombay HC tells Maharashtra to decide on penal action against noise rules violators at Metro sites

Noise levels near construction sites of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 line hit 110 decibel (dB) - as loud as a live rock concert or the recurring sound of a car horn
mumbai news
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 11:35 am IST
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