Dhaka, the sprawling capital of Bangladesh, is gripped by an escalating crisis of noise pollution, primarily fuelled by unregulated vehicular horns and unrelenting traffic chaos. This incessant ...

A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, have supported the government’s plan to not shrink Schiphol too quickly and only reduce noise pollution by 15 percent. Locals ...

While addressing vehicular noise has been a focus, it is equally vital to regulate loudspeaker usage in communal and religious settings.

BRUSSELS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - European Union cities are unlikely to meet stricter air quality and noise pollution targets in the coming years, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Wednesday ...

One of the loudest cities in the world creates so much noise pollution it has been described as “unfit for living”. Mumbai is the biggest city in India and along with that comes high levels of ...

Mumbai, one of the noisiest cities on the globe, has been slammed for its noise pollution levels, with some critics branding it "unfit for living". As India's largest city, Mumbai grapples with ...

In 2020, 5,287 noise complaints were made, accounting for 26.9 per cent of total pollution complaints that year. Around half of noise pollution comes from a person’s neighbourhood, public places ...

Geoscientists conducted the analyses, which revealed that human activity ... Low-Level Traffic Air Pollution Linked to Liver Damage and Fatty Liver Disease Jan. 31, 2025 — Low levels of traffic ...

Researchers at McGill University found that temporary sound installations in public spaces may help reduce noise pollution in areas of high urban density. The study, “Shaping city soundscapes: In situ ...

Europe's cities are failing to rein in pollution fast enough, leaving hundreds of thousands of people to die each year as a result of poor urban air quality. That's according to a new report from the ...

Jan. 31, 2025 — Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice ... Wildfire Smoke Can Carry ...

Air pollution may be the top environmental health threat facing Europe, but it tends to overlap with other factors, such as a lack of green spaces, noise pollution, and extreme heat, all of which ...