Kerala Polls: Explosives seized in CM Vijayan's constituencyPolice found explosive materials including country-made bombs and gunpowder in Dharmadam. This constituency is represented by Chief Ministe...
04 May, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Delhi records worst post-Diwali air quality in 4 years; govt blames stubble burning in PunjabFollowing the Diwali festivities, Delhi experienced its most severe air quality drop in four years, recording shockingly high PM2.5 levels....
21 Oct, 2025, 09.21 PM IST
Crackers allowed in Delhi this Diwali: Check types of fireworks approved by SC, timings, datesThe Supreme Court has allowed the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and NCR for Diwali. This decision comes with specific ti...
15 Oct, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
Delhi govt imposes 'perpetual ban' on firecrackers in cityThe Delhi government has issued a permanent ban on all firecrackers, encompassing manufacturing, sale, and use, including online sales. Thi...
19 Dec, 2024, 10.06 PM IST
Toxic smog lingers over Delhi, keeping AQI in ‘Very Poor’ rangeDelhi Air Quality: Following Diwali, Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" range, with a daily AQI reading of 362 on Friday morni...
02 Nov, 2024, 07.46 AM IST
Delhi's air quality dips to severe levels: Kejriwal urges residents to avoid firecrackers this DiwaliDelhi AQI: A thick layer of smog has covered parts of Delhi, reaching the 'Severe' category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several ar...
31 Oct, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
Delhi Pollution Control Committee orders complete ban on firecrackers till next yearDelhi has banned firecrackers until January 1, 2025, due to increasing pollution. Air quality recently dropped to 'poor'. The government is...
14 Oct, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Proud of Delhi, these are voices of resistance against illogical ban: BJP's Kapil Mishra on bursting firecrackersHailing citizens of Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) Delhi leader Kapil Mishra, said that these "acts were the voice of resistance to ...
13 Nov, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Delhi bans manufacturing, storage, sales and use of firecrackersDelhi government on Monday banned sales, storage and use of firecrackers in the city. The ban can be attributed to government's plan of act...
11 Sep, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
Our govt's priority is to save human lives, not interested in politics over firecrackers: Delhi ministerDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said his government's priority is to save human lives and that it is not interested in polit...
23 Oct, 2022, 09.02 PM IST
Cracker ban not enough, action against continuous sources of air pollution needed: EnvironmentalistsAnnouncing the ban on firecrackers, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said an action plan will be drawn up with the city po...
07 Sep, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
Delhi's air quality deteriorated due to farm fires, bursting of firecrackers: Gopal RaiA thick layer of acrid smog engulfed the Delhi-NCR region on Friday following the rampant bursting of firecrackers on Diwali night amid a r...
05 Nov, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
Plea mentioned in HC for urgent hearing against Delhi govt's complete ban on sale, use of firecrackersThe advocate however urged the bench to hear it either on Friday itself or Saturday on the grounds that otherwise the plea would become inf...
29 Oct, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
Cracker ban: CAIT demands compensation for traders' lossesCAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should "compensate the firecrack...
08 Nov, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
Sale of firecrackers other than green crackers banned in Delhi-NCR: SCA bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said firecrackers already produced can be sold in this festival season only in other parts ...
31 Oct, 2018, 03.33 PM IST
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...
10 Oct, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
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...
28 Aug, 2017, 06.20 PM IST