An explosion at a firecracker factory near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday evening caused panic but was contained by workers. The blast, ...

A blast occurred at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district. The incident took place in Narayanapuram village. Three workers...

A blast at a firecracker factory in Sivakasi killed eight workers. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced compensation for the vict...

An explosion rocked a firecracker factory in Narayanapuram Pudur, near Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district, with no reported casualties. Firefi...

The blast took place in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, a hotspot for firecracker manufacture and witness to many similar incidents ove...

With green crackers becoming the norm, the industry has now gained the expertise and finesse to supply to international markets. However, o...

Hence, this called for a balanced view, taking into consideration the negligible incremental pollution potential of crackers used for a few...

"The existing respondent associations due to their internal policies, are not able to bring certain vital information to the kind attention...

As the sun sets, workers of firework units mill around the solitary liquor shop downing their choice beverage and laughing away their trava...

People dependent on this industry hope that the national capital territory government would reconsider its decision, keeping fingers crosse...

Several states had banned sale and use of firecrackers this year citing the COVID-19 pandemic and environment concerns with the decision co...

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

India, which has the world's 14 most polluted cities, has made little effort this year to curb the sale of ear-splitting, firecrackers that...

Around 2,000 containers of Chinese crackers worth Rs 1,500 crore are said to be operating in the Rs 4,000-crore Indian market.

With Bengaluru's 18 licensed wholesale dealers of firecrackers unable to make their annual 500-km pilgrimage to Sivakasi, India's primary m...

Acute labour shortage to the tune of about 20 per cent was another significant issue being faced by the firecracker industry in Sivakasi.

Anti-crackers campaign launched by school authorities across metros and other large cities has led to a fall of 20 to 25 per cent in its sa...