Home » firecracker ban

You Searched For "firecracker ban"

Smog gripped Delhi a day after smoke-free Diwali. The Delhi Pollution Control Committees (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station, on Thursday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic metre at around 11 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cracker ban goes up in smoke, pollution engulfs Delhi on Diwali

The online indicators of the pollution monitoring stations in the city glowed red, indicating a 'very poor' air quality.

20 Oct 2017 2:27 AM

(Photo: PTI/Representational)

Delhi braces for pollution 'airpocalypse' as stubble burning continues...

The sharp reek of burning stubble marks the onset of the pollution season in Delhi as air contaminants soar to dangerous...

19 Oct 2017 7:10 AM

The court also maintained that people will burst only those firecrackers which they have purchased before its order banning the sale. (Photo: Representational/File)

Flip-flops of the superior court

There were many inherent problems in the issue and the solution offered, but most were not envisaged by the court.

15 Oct 2017 11:18 PM

A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri had on October 6 reserved its order on a plea seeking restoration of the apex courts last year order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR. (Photo: File/Representational)

Defying SC orders, Gurgaon admin allows burning of crackers on Diwali

Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said the relaxation has been given to those who have bought crackers in...

13 Oct 2017 2:33 AM

Social media, however, had a different take on the green crackers, with a large number of jokes and memes doing the rounds, including some associating the green colour with certain political parties. (Representational Image | File)

'No such thing exists': Mixed reactions to green firecrackers SC order

Police said they do not have any equipment to measure decibel levels or smoke they emit to ensure only 'green'...

24 Oct 2018 3:25 AM

(Representational image)

Have a green Diwali says SC, burst firecrackers only from 8 to 10 pm

Top court also bans ladis'; gives 35-min window on NY eve.

23 Oct 2018 8:03 PM

Kids busy buying firecrackers from a stall at Sahid Minar maidan on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

No complete ban on sale of firecrackers, says Supreme Court

SC banned online sale of firecrackers and restrained e-commerce websites like Amazon and Flipkart from selling...

23 Oct 2018 5:21 AM

Foundation has been mobilizing and training kids over last many weeks, ahead of Diwali to spread awareness on harmful impact of fire crackers on health of children, adults and environment.

This Diwali, Delhi children demand complete ban on firecrackers

Under initiative by Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF), children marched across the narrow lanes and...

6 Nov 2018 10:51 AM

An East Delhi Municipal corporation (EDMC) vehicle sprinkles water to control dust as commuters drive along a road amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 15, 2020. (AFP)

Diwali: Delhi's air quality turns 'severe'; firecrackers add to misery

However, IMD has said that a fresh western disturbance could increase the wind speed and improve the air quality in...

15 Nov 2020 5:31 AM

People burst firecrackers in New Delhi on Thursday night despite the ban imposed on its sale by the Supreme Court to control air pollution.

SC refuses to lift Delhi HC ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR

The SC restored its November 2016 order of a total ban and suspended its September 2017 order that permitted limited...

15 Dec 2017 1:02 PM