Noise Pollution
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Living near noisy roads linked to male infertility
Lifestyle | Jun 29, 2017, 06:23 PM ISTIs your bedroom next to a noisy street? Beware, according to a study, long-term exposure to a noisy environment, particularly at night may be associated with infertility in men.
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Nitish bans use of siren by VIP,VVIP vehicles in Bihar
India | Dec 29, 2015, 12:33 PM ISTPatna: Taking a strict note of the rising noise pollution in state capital, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has banned the use of siren by VVIP and VIP escort vehicles.Presiding over a home department review meeting
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Non-implementation of order on noise pollution irks SC
India | Nov 09, 2014, 11:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed dissatisfaction over non-implementation of its 2005 directions issued to states to curb noise pollution, saying people's fundamental rights should be “respected and preserved”. “In our considered view, the
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Revealed: 40 percent Thane traffic cops suffer from hearing problems
India | Apr 04, 2014, 10:15 AM ISTThane: Thane cops are paying hard to the noise pollution as a recent report has revealed that 40 percent traffic cops are suffering from hearing problems.The report came after performing audiometric tests on 556 traffic
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Indian-origin scientist develops crowdsourcing app to monitor noise pollution
Nov 06, 2013, 09:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: A group of scientists led by an Indian-origin researcher in Australia has developed a new smartphone application that can be used to monitor stress-causing noise in urban areas.Researchers from the prestigious Commonwealth Scientific