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FIRECRACKER REGULATIONS INDIA
Red light over Delhi's 'green' crackersSupreme Court has allowed the use of specified green firecrackers this festive season, regulating their hours of use. The court is still de...- SC seeks Centre's view on banning retail sale of acid, flags failure to enforce 2013 normsThe Supreme Court is seeking the Centre's view on banning retail acid sales. It also directed states to formulate rehabilitation measures f...
- Ahead of Diwali season: Central Pollution Control Board opposes 'green crackers' production over prohibited barium nitrate usage; SC to settle the disputeSupreme Court will decide whether next-generation green firecrackers can be commercially produced in India after two central government bod...
- Trapped: From Lucknow to Delhi and Jaipur, the deadly pattern behind India's summer blazesA wave of deadly fires across India in recent months has exposed critical safety lapses and lax enforcement of regulations. From coaching c...
- News flash: Dowry is illegal, but 'by law'A man's refusal of dowry highlights a societal issue. Many Indians disregard laws, from traffic rules to dowry prohibition. This passive ap...
- We love third world Bharat: Delhi-NCR’s citizens choose the kind of air they want to breathe, and lifestyle they want to liveDelhi and NCR are choking under a toxic haze post-Diwali, with air quality reaching severe levels. Despite Supreme Court regulations on gre...
- Delhi AQI peaks at 380 under 'very poor' in several areas, smog intensifies post-DiwaliDelhi NCR AQI Today: Delhi's air quality plunged into the 'very poor' category two days after Diwali, with AQI reaching 345 due to festive ...
- How firecrackers entered DiwaliDiwali's glow now includes fireworks. Their journey began with trade and royal displays centuries ago. Initially a symbol of power, firecra...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fingers Crossed: Awaiting Diwali night and the air quality aftermathAs Diwali approaches, Delhi's air quality has already reached hazardous levels, despite the 2017 firecracker ban. Poor enforcement has resu...
- Delhi implements stage-I of Graded Response Action Plan to combat rising air pollutionDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced the implementation of Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) due to rising AQI le...
- 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...
- SC says crackers should be regulated, not bannedCiting concerns over rising unemployment, Supreme Court says can’t deprive people of jobs, food.
- Beyond the smoke and the stubble: Fighting Delhi's killer air needs sustainable, year-round solutionsWhile steps have to be taken on multiple fronts, improving air quality will require everyone to pitch in.
- Green crackers: Manufacturers say there's no such thing; Jokes galore on social mediaAs per the court order, SHOs will be held liable if banned firecrackers are sold in their area.
- Sivakasi fireworks units strike enters second dayThe manufacturers said dealers were not paying advances for ordering fireworks in view of the pendency of the petition and this affected th...
- 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...
- 5 reasons why ban on sale of firecrackers won't curb pollution in DelhiThe Supreme Court ordered ban on sale of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) nine days before Diwali to keep pollution levels...
- Pollution in Delhi: Why Diwali is just a part of the problemLast year, air quality was in the “severe“ category in the festive season, with an AQI of 443 on October 30 (Diwali day).
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