"Only Supreme Court can lift firecracker ban": AAP's Saurabh BharadwajDelhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj stated the Supreme Court directly supervises firecracker bans. The Supreme Court recently indicated i...
12 Oct, 2025, 02.28 PM IST
Supreme Court reserves verdict as NCR proposes time limits for bursting green crackers on DiwaliThe Supreme Court has reserved its decision on pleas to allow green firecracker manufacturing and sales in Delhi-NCR. Solicitor General Tus...
10 Oct, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
SC to hear issues related to manufacturing, sale of 'green' crackers on October 10The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on the production and sale of green crackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region. The next h...
08 Oct, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
Make green crackers, but no sale in NCR: SCThe Supreme Court permitted green firecracker manufacturing. However, their sale remained banned in Delhi-NCR due to pollution concerns. Ch...
26 Sep, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
SC bans sale of 'any crackers' in Delhi-NCR until further notice, but permits green cracker manufacturingThe Supreme Court has prohibited the sale of all firecrackers, including green crackers, in Delhi-NCR in anticipation of Diwali. However, m...
26 Sep, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
Delhi: As air quality turns severe, AAP says BJP promoted firecrackersDelhi woke up to a thick haze on Monday with AQI in severe category which came down during the day but persisted in very poor category of w...
14 Nov, 2023, 12.44 PM IST
SC rejects plea seeking permit to allow green, joined crackersThe Supreme Court has rejected applications seeking permission to manufacture and sell green crackers made with barium and joined crackers....
25 Sep, 2023, 02.47 PM IST
Celebration cannot be at cost of others' health: SC on firecracker banUnder the guise of celebration, nobody can be permitted to infringe the right to health of others, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Const...
29 Oct, 2021, 08.17 PM IST
Supreme Court says firecracker ban not against any community“Under the guise of enjoyment you (manufacturers) cannot play with lives of citizens. We are not against particular community. We want to s...
28 Oct, 2021, 09.47 PM IST
Banned articles being used by fireworks manufacturers as green crackers: SCCelebration does not mean use of loud crackers, it can also be with "Fuljhaddi" and the like which are not noisy, SC said.
06 Oct, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Green crackers ready for production, SC informed06 Mar, 2019, 04.07 AM IST
Improved formulation for manufacturing green crackers finalised, PESO tells SCTrial of some samples was also conducted, PESO said, adding that the development would reduce the emission of pollutants PM 2.5 at least by...
05 Mar, 2019, 05.01 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
What’s green cracker? Delhi Police not sureOnly reduced emission firecrackers like safe water and air sprinklers approved by the Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) ca...
25 Oct, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
To ban or not to ban: Metros react to prohibition on crackersMumbaikars also welcomed the ban, with some activists suggesting a calibrated approach towards Diwali celebrations in the metropolis that h...
12 Oct, 2017, 01.34 PM IST
To ban or not to ban: Metros react to prohibition on crackersEvery year Maharashtra Pollution Control Board carries out a test of firecrackers at an open ground in the presence of environment activist...
11 Oct, 2017, 08.18 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine impact of firecrackers on childrenThe SC also agreed to examine the impact of mass bursting of crackers during Diwali on children, especially toddlers.
09 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST