According to the annual 'Frontier Report -2022' released by U. N. Environment Programme, which Indian city has become the second most noise polluted city in the World?

Option 2 : Moradabad

The correct answer is Moradabad.

Frontier Report -2022

• Annual Frontier Report, 2022 published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Moradabad is the second-most noise polluted city globally.
• The city recorded noise pollution of an ear-splitting 114 decibels (db).
• It was second only to Dhaka on the list.
• According to the ‘Frontiers 2022: Noise, Blazes and Mismatches’ report that mentions a total of 61 cities, the highest noise pollution of 119 db has been recorded in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, while Pakistan’s capital Islamabad is in third place, where the noise pollution level has been recorded at 105 db.
• The Frontiers report identifies and offers solutions to three environmental issues: urban noise pollution, wildfires and phenological shifts that merit attention and action from governments and the public at large to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.