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GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...- Delhi: Over 100 licenses issued for sale of green firecrackers ahead of DiwaliDelhi authorities have granted 103 temporary licenses for selling NEERI-approved green firecrackers. These sales are permitted at designate...
- Ban on firecrackers not a new debate, similar proposal was mooted way back in 1961Concerns over firecracker pollution in Delhi date back to 1961, when the Deputy Ganj Committee urged a ban citing “war-like noise” during f...
- Delhi govt to approach SC for lifting ban on green firecrackers during Diwali: CM Rekha GuptaDelhi government will seek Supreme Court permission to use certified green firecrackers on Diwali, balancing tradition and environmental pr...
- SC asks why firecracker ban limited to Delhi-NCR, seeks pan-India policyThe Supreme Court on Thursday questioned why the firecracker ban was imposed only in Delhi-NCR, stressing that clean air is a right for all...
- SC warns contempt action if NCR states fail to implement complete curb on crackersThe Supreme Court has instructed Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana to strictly enforce a firecracker ban in their NCR regions, threaten...
- 'Absolutely necessary': SC refuses to relax ban on firecrackersThe Supreme Court maintained its ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, citing persistent high air pollution levels. Emphasizing the impact on t...
- Drastic problems need drastic measures, says SC, asks UP, Haryana to impose ban on firecrackersThe Supreme Court mandates complete bans on firecrackers in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana's NCR regions due to severe air pollution. The court ...
- Only green firecrackers should be sold in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah tells DCsKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced that only eco-friendly green crackers should be sold this Deepavali, following Supreme Court guidelines...
- Delhi Police file FIR over bursting firecrackers outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residenceDelhi Police are investigating an incident involving firecrackers outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on September 13, 2024....
- Delhi's RML Hospital to open special pollution OPD"We have decided that a special OPD will run for pollution-related illnesses where comprehensive care can be given to the patients and will...
- SC rejects plea on manufacturing, use of firecrackers containing bariumThe Supreme Court has rejected a plea to allow the manufacture and use of firecrackers containing barium. The court upheld the Delhi govern...
- No firecracker ban in MP but avoid Chinese made: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh ChouhanChouhan's statement came in the backdrop of some states moving to ban or strictly regulate use of firecrackers this Diwali in view of the C...
- Pollution board to abide by govt's COVID advisory, 90-db noise cap for Diwali in place: OfficialThe West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) said on Sunday that the existing noise cap of 90 decibel on crackers will be in place durin...
- Supreme Court fixes 2-hour period for bursting firecrackers on Diwali, other festivalsA 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...
- SC to deliver verdict tomorrow on countrywide ban on firecrackersA bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict on August 28 is to pronounce the judgement.
- Firecrackers ban: Supreme Court says need to consider both economic and health aspects of peopleTo this, the bench said the provisions which exists are made from the point of view of safety from firecrackers but these provisions are no...
- Spike in PM2.5 levels has serious health implications: SCA bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan made the observation while hearing a plea seeking a countrywide ban on use of firec...
- Air pollution: Firecracker ban puts lid on toxic brew, a step in right directionThe ban is an intervention that makes much more sense than steps such as the temporary ban on diesel vehicles, the odd-even scheme, environ...
- More firecrackers in store than the Army, SC exclaimsA 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...
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