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Topic: Diwali

Supreme Court changes cracker bursting time but only for Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

PTI -
The Tamil Nadu government had earlier urged the apex court to allow firecrackers to be burst on Diwali morning in accordance with religious practices in the state.

Firecracker order shows in post-PIL India, Supreme Court has no time for fact-checks

Apurva Vishwanath -
Delhi pollution ruling shows it is time for courts to retreat in order to truly uphold a citizen’s right to clean air.

68% of Delhi-NCR residents won’t burn crackers this Diwali to help keep pollution in check

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Online survey among 75,000 residents of Delhi-NCR shows a growing citizen movement against firecrackers as Delhi's air is in the red again.

2-hour window to burst crackers a welcome step, will help change people’s mindset, say doctors

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Top court has allowed bursting of crackers between 8 pm and 10 pm on Diwali in view of rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR.

Is partial firecracker ban enforceable to fix Delhi air or will it fail like last Diwali?

ThePrint Team -
The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the sale of firecrackers but with stringent conditions to control pollution in Delhi-NCR. Analysts have argued that the court's...

Supreme Court goes headline-hunting again with firecracker restrictions

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SC refuses blanket ban on crackers, fixes 2-hour time period for bursting them on Diwali

PTI -
The Supreme court order came on a plea seeking a ban on manufacture and sale of firecrackers across India to curb pollution.

Big test coming for Modi govt’s policies to fight pollution in north India

Iain Marlow -
Modi govt’s policies to curb air pollution will be tested as winter descends, crops are burned & Diwali fireworks go off.

It won’t be a Happy Diwali for gold as prices surge on back of weak rupee

Swansy Afonso -
Gold prices have surged to their highest in more than two years and that’s not good news in the Diwali festival season.

Palm oil producers hope India’s Diwali buying will boost their fortunes

Anuradha Raghu -
With production in top growers climbing & prices hovering near 3-year lows, last chance to arrest palm oil’s decline is Indian demand ahead of Diwali.
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