The Mumbai civic body had issued a pre-Diwali call for citizens regarding precautions to be taken during the celebrations. People were advi...

A majority of firework-related eye injuries can leave a person permanently blind because of persistent visual loss. Continuous smoke from c...

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

National incharge of the BJP's IT department Amit Malviya said Rai was trying to make Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal look good in the backg...

A bench, comprising Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Kesang Doma Bhutia, on Wednesday observed that the West Bengal Pollution Control Board h...

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It also stated categorically that crackers cannot be sold online and warned of strict punishment for any violation.

One that the ban should have been comprehensive to have an impact and should have covered bursting of crackers transported from elsewhere i...

The short-term study was conducted by experts entrusted by the CPCB at the time when sale of fire crackers was banned in Delhi-NCR by the t...

India will celebrate Diwali on October 19 and the order means that no firecrackers will be available for purchase before and after the fest...

"SC bans fireworks on Diwali? A full ban? What's Diwali for children without crackers?," Chetan Bhagat tweeted.

The court also directed the Delhi Police to reduce the number of temporary licences by 50 per cent of those granted last year and cap it at...

The time period from 8 pm to 10 pm is the time when the department receives maximum fire calls as people celebrate the festival by lighting...

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

Though there was no immediate report of any casualty, officials feared that crackers worth lakhs of rupees have been damaged in the blaze.

Festivities gripped the national capital today as Delhiites celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, with enthusiasm and religious fervou...

Around 8,000 children from various colleges and schools have joined hands to protect environment this Diwali.