Diwali gone up in smoke, say traders facing huge losses after firecracker ban"Police have stopped us from opening the shops we had stocked with hundreds of kilograms of firecrackers. This is a seasonal item and will ...
10 Nov, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
Air pollution increases risk of mortality from COVID-19, NGT informedSenior advocate Raj Panjawani and advocate Shibhani Ghosh, who have been appointed by the tribunal as amicus curiae in a case related to ba...
05 Nov, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
SC ruling on fire crackers: Industry fears loss of salesIt also stated categorically that crackers cannot be sold online and warned of strict punishment for any violation.
23 Oct, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
Pollution & subsidy on diesel: SC asks Centre to file affidavitA bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked the government to file its affidavit within four weeks in the matter and said ...
05 Mar, 2018, 07.46 PM IST
Despite ban on sale of firecrackers, air quality worsened: CPCBThe 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...
05 Jan, 2018, 08.49 PM IST
Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR ahead of DiwaliIndia will celebrate Diwali on October 19 and the order means that no firecrackers will be available for purchase before and after the fest...
09 Oct, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea to restore ban on firecracker saleThe CPCB backed the plea before a bench headed by Justice AK Sikri and said the Nov 11, 2016, order should be restored and the use of firec...
06 Oct, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
SC to hear tomorrow plea to restore ban on firecrackers in NCRThe petitioner has sought restoration of the November 11, 2016 order of the apex court which had suspended all licences that permit sale of...
05 Oct, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
Supreme Court changes order banning sale of fire crackers in Delhi-NCRThe 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...
13 Sep, 2017, 12.46 AM IST
SC bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCRThe suspension of licences with immediate effects means that sale, purchase and stocking of firecrackers are completely banned in Delhi NCR.
25 Nov, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCRThe 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...
25 Nov, 2016, 03.23 PM IST
Air pollution: Supreme Court favours suspension of fire cracker licensesEquating fire crackers with "burning of money", the apex court said one should think that when humans are affected so much with these fire ...
11 Nov, 2016, 06.56 PM IST
Air pollution: SC favours suspension of fire cracker licensesConcerned over the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Friday mulled over the prospect of directing the Centre to susp...
11 Nov, 2016, 06.35 PM IST
SC asks Centre, state governments to educate people about crackersHe has also suggested that the government should give wide publicity to the ill effects of fireworks and encourage their responsible use.
18 Oct, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Blast at firecracker godown in Visakhapatnam, 5 killed, 10 injuredPolice said the unit had licence which is valid till March 31, 2016. They said a recent inspection at the unit by their team found everythi...
29 Mar, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
Denied licence to sell crackers, Delhi shopkeepers move High CourtThe petitioners said they used to earn their livelihood by selling crackers ahead of Diwali from makeshift tin sheds on the footpath.
06 Oct, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
- More units apply for production licences in Sivakasi despite various issues
In the Diwali season that gives Sivakasi’s cracker-makers almost their entire year’s business, at least 40 new units have applied for licen...
10 Nov, 2012, 05.09 AM IST