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TopicFire crackers

Topic: Fire crackers

SC allows sale, bursting of green crackers in Delhi NCR on Diwali, with riders

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed the firecracker ban conditions in the Delhi-National Capital Region ahead of Diwali and allowed the bursting...

‘With lamps, not crackers’: Delhi govt bans firecrackers ahead of Diwali to combat winter pollution

A similar ban has been in place for the last few years, but was also defied by many residents who burst crackers on Diwali.

NGT issues notice to Centre on plea seeking ban on firecrackers from 7-30 November

The plea referred to govt statements saying there will be rise in Covid cases during festive season due to air pollution and said use of green crackers will not remedy the situation.

Pregnant elephant may have accidentally eaten cracker-filled fruit: Environment Ministry

The Environment Ministry also noted that locals often resort to an illegal act of planting explosive-filled fruits to repel wild boars from entering plantation farms.

Delhi’s air quality today is as bad as it was a day after Diwali in 2017

The air quality index, or AQI, hit 980 at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, according to website AirVisual.

How can you punish children for bursting firecrackers: Union minister’s remark sparks row

Pon Radhakrishnan reacted to restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court on bursting crackers during Diwali.

What are green crackers & how do we make them, ask Sivakasi’s troubled firework-makers

Sivakasi fireworks manufacturers want Supreme Court to define green cracker, say they have been following emission norms for 15 years.

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At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

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