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The Supreme Courts order banning firecrackers has received mixed reactions from various quarters.

Online sale, purchase of firecrackers also banned under SC order:...

On Monday, the Supreme Court restored the ban on the sale of firecrackers till November 1, in Delhi and the NCR region.

12 Oct 2017 8:42 AM

The Supreme Courts order banning firecrackers has received mixed reactions from various quarters.

Costly flip-flops over ban on firecrackers

The CPCB has yet to submit the report due on January 11, 2017, on the air pollution impact.

11 Oct 2017 6:42 PM

People urged to be careful while lighting crackers

People urged to be careful while lighting crackers

The advisories state that mishaps can be avoided if elders are vigilant and supervise children while lighting crackers.

10 Oct 2017 8:04 PM

Firecrackers will not be sold in Delhi-NCR during Diwali this year with the Supreme Court banning their sale till November 1, dealing a body blow to traders.

Supreme Court bans firecrackers till November 1

Asks Delhi govt to suspend all temporary licences granted to traders.

9 Oct 2017 7:53 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)

Will SC allow firecracker sale in Delhi-NCR for Diwali? verdict...

Later, on September 12, the apex court had temporarily lifted its earlier order and permitted sale of firecrackers.

8 Oct 2017 9:38 AM

The court temporarily banned the sale of firecrackers in last October. Earlier this week, however, the Supreme Court ordered a restricted use of firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm, considering the deadly pollution of Delhi and other cities.

Yes or no to firecrackers?

Considering safety, and the pollution caused by firecrackers, does the restriction in their use seem like a good move?

27 Oct 2018 6:59 PM

The legal argument about Article 21 applying equally to the manufacturers of firecrackers as to the billion plus people who are affected by air pollution fails when taking into account the cause and effect. (Representational image)

Diwali: Hard to enforce rules

A million people are said to be dying prematurely every year from the poor air we breathe in urban India.

23 Oct 2018 8:39 PM

The Supreme Court has restricted the permissible use of firecrackers to a narrow time window.

Cops log 100 cases against firecrackers

More than 100 cases were registered in the city on Saturday for violating the Supreme Court order regarding bursting...

10 Nov 2018 8:25 PM

The court temporarily banned the sale of firecrackers in last October. Earlier this week, however, the Supreme Court ordered a restricted use of firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm, considering the deadly pollution of Delhi and other cities.

Hospitals witness drop in firecracker-related injuries

Incidentally, most of the injured were bystanders and weren't involved in bursting firecrackers.

9 Nov 2018 7:52 PM

Overall Air Quality Index was recorded at 302 at 11 pm, which fell in very poor category, pollution control board said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Thick haze engulfs Delhi as SC's cracker curbs violated on Diwali

SC had allowed bursting of crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm only and also manufacture, sale of only 'green crackers'.

8 Nov 2018 2:46 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

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

640 kg firecrackers seized from North Delhi

On Saturday, an FIR was registered against a person in Gazipur area for bursting crackers.

4 Nov 2018 7:03 PM