The Supreme Court upheld its ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, citing ongoing severe pollution. The judges ruled out exemptions for green c...

The Punjab government on Wednesday said a window of two hours will be given for bursting firecrackers on Diwali on October 24. On Diwali, f...

Around 42 per cent of households are in favour of some type of ban on cracker-bursting on Diwali while 53 per cent are not in support of an...

West Bengal government has banned the sale & bursting of all firecrackers except green crackers & has put in place specific time slots for ...

The Chief Minister on Monday evening tweeted : “Assam Pollution Control Board has, reportedly, suo-motu, without any consultation with Govt...

"In pursuance of the NGT order dated November 9 and considering the concerns of air quality scenario in the NCR and its adverse health impa...

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel clarified that the direction will apply to all cities and towns in the country ...

Two days after announcing a "complete ban" on the sale of firecrackers, the Haryana government on Sunday allowed bursting them for two hour...

Diwali is celebrated in the state early in the morning to commemorate the death of Narakasura, it pointed out.

As per the court order, SHOs will be held liable if banned firecrackers are sold in their area.

Mumbaikars also welcomed the ban, with some activists suggesting a calibrated approach towards Diwali celebrations in the metropolis that h...

Every year Maharashtra Pollution Control Board carries out a test of firecrackers at an open ground in the presence of environment activist...

Kapil Mishra said teams will be formed to check Chinese firecrackers illegal trade and keep a tab. The teams will also conduct raids.

The decibel controversy was finally laid to rest on Monday with the state pollution control board issuing a notification that fixed 90 dB a...

In the interim, the PIL had urged the top court to restrict the firecracker celebrations to between 7 pm and 9 pm during this Diwali.

Asked how the association planned to address the matter, he said representatives recently met Commerce and Industries Minister Nirmala Sith...

The Supreme Court on Friday said it was seriously considering to limit fire cracker bursting on Diwali day between 5pm and 10pm.