Concerns over firecracker pollution in Delhi date back to 1961, when the Deputy Ganj Committee urged a ban citing “war-like noise” during f...

In a letter to Delhi Police, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale demanded information on Diwali night firecracker cases, accusing BJP MPs a...

Meteorological conditions, it turns out, have played a pivotal role in determining the air quality during the festival season and the winte...

Several states had banned sale and use of firecrackers this year citing the COVID-19 pandemic and environment concerns with the decision co...

The state DGP,DG of Fire Services and all district Collectors, Commissioners of Police, Superintendents of Police in the state should take ...

On Friday, Yediyurappa announced that the state government will ban the use of firecrackers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but an official p...

Governments have banned crackers as bursting these will lead to a spike in air pollution and that, with the winter air, could affect Covid ...

The government started regulating the use of fireworks in 1968 when the practice of lighting celebratory fireworks became a serious public ...

The manufacturers said dealers were not paying advances for ordering fireworks in view of the pendency of the petition and this affected th...

Manufacturers point out that ever since a court banned fireworks in Delhi on November 11 last year, supplies from Sivakasi to Delhi market ...

The petition seeking ban on firecrackers in NCR has been pending in the Supreme Court since 2015 but the court’s approach had been inconsis...

The 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...

It is no surprise that chief minister Oommen Chandy too has suggested a ban on crackers, in the frantic hope that no one talks about local ...

The Kerala government today called an All-Party Meeting on April 14 to discuss whether or not to ban fireworks display during festivities i...

"There seems to be a gross violation of explosives norms", Chief Controller of Explosives, Sudarshan Kamal, said after visiting the acciden...

The board has issued a circular to all temples under it, directing that the fireworks display be carried out only in compliance with rules ...

They claimed a ban had been imposed on a complaint by one Pankajakshi, a resident near the temple complex against holding fireworks display.