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View: Why Diwali should become a festival of lights not soundsThe death of a Kolkata Mounted Police horse, named Voice of Reason, after being startled by post-cricket match firecrackers highlights the ...
11 Nov, 2023, 01.21 AM IST
Are potato chip bags recyclable? Snack companies try new packagingCompanies that aren’t moving towards plastic-free packaging yet may be forced to in the future, as regulators start to step in. But the hur...
27 Mar, 2023, 11.02 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
Hold RBI to account but not at the cost of autonomyGovt-RBI fights are as old as banking. But invocation of never-used powers makes it something very different.
07 Nov, 2018, 07.35 PM IST
2G spectrum case: How ambition, oratory and fate went into the making of A RajaBefore Andimuthu Raja was accused and arrested in the 2G case, he was a Dravida icon. Raja rose from poverty by educating himself to become...
23 Dec, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
Cracker ban goes up in smoke on Diwali night, Delhi wakes up to hazy morningAccording to the SAFAR , the 24-hour rolling average of PM2.5 and PM10 were 154 and 256 micrograms per cubic metre respectively at around 1...
20 Oct, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
From sweet box to inbox: Diwali celebrations diversifyModi visited troops posted along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez Sector and lauded the soldiers for their sacrifice saying...
19 Oct, 2017, 08.31 PM IST
Gurgaon: Noisy crackers, foul air lead to sharp spike in bird injuriesA two-month-old laughing dove, perched on a tree in Sector 5, dropped to the ground after the sound of a high-decibel firecracker reverbera...
13 Nov, 2015, 03.12 AM IST
- Diwali: Pollution control board issues 90db limit order
The decibel controversy was finally laid to rest on Monday with the state pollution control board issuing a notification that fixed 90 dB a...
03 Nov, 2015, 06.53 AM IST
- More air pollution this Diwali: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board report
This Diwali, there has been a rise in the air pollution levels in the city as compared to last year, according to the reports of the Mahara...
07 Nov, 2013, 06.43 AM IST