Delhi government will seek Supreme Court permission to use certified green firecrackers on Diwali, balancing tradition and environmental pr...

Delhi has banned firecrackers until January 1, 2025, due to increasing pollution. Air quality recently dropped to 'poor'. The government is...

The Ludhiana administration has issued an advisory permitting the use of firecrackers during Diwali, Guruparva, and Christmas. Firecrackers...

The Arvind Kejriwal government had in September announced a complete ban on the production, sale and use of all types of firecrackers till ...

The capital's AQI stood at 310 at 11 pm on Monday. It increased to 326 by 6 am on Tuesday, remained stable till 9 am and started decreasing...

Meanwhile, firecracker waste was seen in various parts of Delhi and national capital region post-Diwali celebrations. Pertinent to mention,...

Delhi's air quality turned 'very poor' on Monday amid an increase in stubble burning, bursting of firecrackers and moderately unfavourable ...

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said his government's priority is to save human lives and that it is not interested in polit...

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea relating to ban on firecrackers, saying Diwali is round the corner a...

In a blatant disregard to the state government's ban, the people in Delhi were openly seen bursting crackers, thereby contributing to the a...

"Seeing the severe pollution levels in the national capital for the last three years during Diwali, a complete ban is being imposed on stor...

The minister launched an "anti-cracker" campaign and inspected various places to ensure that only "green" firecrackers are manufactured and...

A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said firecrackers already produced can be sold in this festival season only in other parts ...

In its October 23 order, the court had ordered that bursting of firecrackers on Diwali and other festivals would be only from 8 PM to 10 PM.

A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict earlier on August 28, said that bursting of crackers on Diwa...

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...

The Supreme Court on Friday has banned the sales of fire crackers in Delhi-NCR in an attempt to keep the rising pollution level of the capi...