Noise pollution spikes over 54 pc in Ranchi’s silent zone on Diwali | Biden News

[ad_1] Sound pollution in Ranchi’s silent zone rose 54.22 percent above the permissible limit for Diwali, an official said on Tuesday. However, when compared to the pre-Diwali level on October 18, a week before the festival, there was a 6.34 percent increase in noise on Monday, the official stated. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board … Read more

rai: Delhi has seen a decrease of 30 PCs in incidents of firecracker bursting this Diwali against last year: Gopal Rai | Biden News

[ad_1] Incidents of firecracker explosions on Diwali in Delhi have dropped by 30 percent this year compared to last year and the city recorded its best air quality for the day after the festival in five years, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday. The air quality index (AQI) was 323 on Tuesday (the day … Read more

PC presents Diwali applauding New York’s move to declare it a public holiday starting in 2023 | Biden News

[ad_1] New York, October 24: Priyanka Chopra welcomed Diwali with a shout out to Jennifer Rajkumar, the first Indian-American woman to be elected Member of the New York State Assembly, who lobbied for Diwali to be declared a public school holiday in New York starting in 2023. Rajkumar, whose 2020 assembly race has been endorsed … Read more