Tag: firecrackers
No Firecrackers For Delhi-NCR: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that there will be no sale of firecrackers during Diwali, as it restored a November 2016 order banning the sale and stocking of firecrackers in Delhi and National Capital Region.....
Nation-wide Ban On Firecrackers: SC Sends Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking a country-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and bursting of firecrackers, including burning of stubble by agriculturists.....
Make Stand Clear On Firecrackers, Curbing Pollution: SC To Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make its stand clear on steps to curb pollution and about the ill-effects of firecrackers on public health, saying that there was a need to strike a balance between the right to health and the right to carry on a trade or profession.....
HC Asks Delhi To Frame Policy On 'Ravana Dahan', Firecrackers
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to frame guidelines to regulate burning of effigies of Ravana and bursting of firecrackers during Dussehra, but it refused to stay practices of "Ravana Dahan" this year.....
Delhi's Air Quality Recorded In 'hazardous' Category In Some Places After Diwali
The air quality index (AQI) crossed the 600-mark at several places across the national capital with a few places in east Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida crossing the 800-mark on Friday morning, hours after the people burst firecrackers on Diwali night making the Delhi-NCR air hazardous. ....
8 Killed In Explosion At Tamil Nadu Firecracker Unit
At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram on Wednesday, said police.....
SC Permits Bursting Of Only Green Firecrackers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that only green firecrackers with reduced emission and decibel levels will be permitted during all religious festivals.....
SC Ban On Firecrackers Flouted, Air Pollution Rose Six Times
The Supreme Court's firecracker ban on Diwali was violated with impunity across Delhi and NCR on Wednesday with people bursting crackers till late into the night leading to a thick haze on Thursday morning and air quality dipping six notches below the normal.....
Complete Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR From Nov 9-30: NGT
The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered imposition of a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital region or any other city or town across the country where the average ambient air quality from November 9-10 to the midnight of November 30-December 1 falls under the 'poor' and above category. ....
HC Allows Withdrawal Of Plea Challenging Delhi's Total Ban On Firecrackers
The Delhi High Court on Monday "dismissed as withdrawn" a plea challenging Delhi Pollution Control Committee's decision of a complete ban on storage and sale of any kind of firecrackers within the national capital during Diwali. ....
