Rule o flaw — part I
This building right opposite my apartment was locked in a legal dispute for years. That must have ended a month ago (in October) because since then a bunch of workers have been toiling nine hours a da…
noise pollution
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The frustrating wait for quiet in Chennai
Deepavali is less than a month away — then again it will only be a storm amid a steady drizzle of noises…
India has a right to noise
Excerpt from ‘More light, less sound: On firecrackers and a festival of light’, an editorial in The Hindu on November 7, 2023: The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 stipulate that f…
Skyward light, wayward light
This is welcome news: … even if it's curious that three of the four officially stated reasons for designating this 'dark sky reserve' aren't directly related to the telescopes, and…
India's Delhi-only air pollution problem
I woke up this morning to a PTI report telling me Delhi's air quality had fallen to 'very poor' on Deepavali, the Hindu ostensible festival of lights, with many people defying the Supreme…
Measuring loudness on Deepavali nights
The Indian festival of Deepavali gets its name from the Sanksrit for "display of lights", "Deepaanaam aavali". These days, the festival is anything but about lights, especially in…