Illegal crackers flood NCR markets despite SC ban; green crackers hard to findGreen firecrackers are legally available in Delhi-NCR markets. However, banned conventional firecrackers are being sold openly. Many seller...
19 Oct, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
Fire crackers' use in Delhi-NCR may rise by 40% this Diwali after SC nod to green crackers: StudyA Supreme Court order permitting green cracker sales in Delhi-NCR may lead to a 40% increase in families bursting firecrackers this Diwali....
17 Oct, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Stable and sustainable for long-term investors: 10 stocks from the energy ecosystem with upside potential of more than 20%In sectors undergoing structural changes, there comes a point where companies in the sector will either produce results, or they will disap...
23 May, 2025, 01.25 PM IST
If you don't have a solution, then resign as CM: BJP to Kejriwal on Delhi pollution"Before Diwali, the AQI was 330 and after Diwali this morning (Wednesday) it is 306. (This is) the benefits of bursting green crackers. So ...
26 Oct, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Gurugram, Chennai, Noida among major cities record poor air quality after DiwaliThe national capital and its neighbouring areas had witnessed severe air quality post-Diwali when the festival was celebrated in November d...
25 Oct, 2022, 08.50 PM IST
View: Smog is not a tradition that must be manfully endured, but a severe health hazardEvery year, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and other areas in northern India become close to ‘London 1952’. In a ‘Covid season’, as Aiims Director R...
08 Nov, 2021, 12.18 AM IST
View: Diwali dulhania le jayenge, but don't forget the latest trend-fest — HalloweenI'm just thankful we haven't seen politicians add Halloween to the long list of election-friendly festivals ranging from Diwali to Chhat Pu...
06 Nov, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
Over 100 FIRs lodged in Noida for flouting firecracker ban during Diwali week"As many as 114 FIRs were lodged during the period and action taken against 141 people for bursting firecrackers in violation of guidelines...
06 Nov, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Day after Diwali, Delhi records its poorest air quality in 5 yearsAccording to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality forecast agency SAFAR, stubble burning accounted for 36 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 ...
05 Nov, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Firecrackers, farm fires make Delhi's air quality 'severe'; relief likelyThe air quality had turned "severe" on Saturday evening with stubble burning accounting for 32 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution, but fir...
15 Nov, 2020, 11.05 AM IST
Govt agency, L&T among 9 penalised for pollution in Greater NoidaA total penalty of Rs 5.25 lakh was slapped on the nine entities by the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, amid a he...
01 Nov, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' post-Diwali, but AQI better than last 3 yearsAccording to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research the overall air quality of the national capital is in the highe...
29 Oct, 2019, 11.08 AM IST
Ban on construction activities, entry of heavy vehicles in Delhi extended till MondayThe bans were extended by the Supreme Court-appointed agency on the recommendations of a Central Pollution Control Board-led task force, wh...
10 Nov, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
Delhi's air quality expected to remain 'severe' for next two days: AuthoritiesPartly as a result of smoke from crackers, the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi jumped to 574 which falls in the "severe-plus emerg...
08 Nov, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
Thick haze engulfs Delhi as Diwali celebrations continue long after SC deadlineThe overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 302 at 11 pm, which fell in the very poor category, according to the Central Pollution ...
08 Nov, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
Central government's 42-point action plan to prevent pollution in limboccording to Namit Arora, who is a consultant with the Dialogue and Development Commission and was involved with implementing the Odd-even s...
07 Nov, 2016, 12.06 AM IST
- Noida Extension news: Allahabad high court verdict resurrect home dreams of thousands of buyers
The verdict has resurrected home dreams of thousands of buyers, who were keeping their fingers crossed. They were further relieved after bu...
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