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

The Supreme Court mandates complete bans on firecrackers in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana's NCR regions due to severe air pollution. The court ...

The Delhi government has issued a permanent ban on all firecrackers, encompassing manufacturing, sale, and use, including online sales. Thi...

The Supreme Court has rejected applications seeking permission to manufacture and sell green crackers made with barium and joined crackers....

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea to allow the manufacture and use of firecrackers containing barium. The court upheld the Delhi govern...

Delhi government on Monday banned sales, storage and use of firecrackers in the city. The ban can be attributed to government's plan of act...

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

“Under the guise of enjoyment you (manufacturers) cannot play with lives of citizens. We are not against particular community. We want to s...

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

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

"Only licensed traders can sell firecrackers compliant with PESO prescribed standards. No e-commerce websites can accept any online orders,...

Gopal Rai said only 'green' firecrackers can be manufactured, sold, and used in Delhi this Diwali as per a Supreme Court order issued in 20...

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...

A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also observed that "Diwali is celebrated for around five days. In those five days, 10 la...

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