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Delhi govt bans firecrackers, ramps up medical infrastructure ahead of Diwali

PTI -
Taking to Twitter, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also said he has reviewed the Covid situation in Delhi and preparedness with the chief secretary and health officials.

Firecrackers ban caused a lot of unemployment while vehicles remain biggest polluters: Supreme Court

PTI -
The top court observed that people involved in manufacturing of firecrackers have lost jobs and said the court does not wish to generate unemployment.

SC cracker ban fails: Can legal diktats alter cultural habits or did police not do enough?

ThePrint Team -
The morning after Diwali, Delhi-NCR’s air quality was “hazardous”. The Supreme Court had allowed bursting of green crackers between 8 pm and 10 pm....

Delhi’s pollution crisis needs a political solution, not the Supreme Court

Madhav Khosla -
Unless Delhi’s pollution crisis gains political traction, the Supreme Court will be drawn further into the fire.

Don’t see SC’s Diwali cracker ban through a communal lens: Union minister M.A. Naqvi

Sanya Dhingra -
Minority Affairs Minister and BJP’s Muslim face says if there is pollution because of any religion’s festival, action should be taken.

Talk Point: Does public health justify the SC stalling the sale of fireworks for Diwali?

ThePrint Team -
We seek perspectives about the Diwali cracker ban by the SC from a lawyer, special needs parent, environment analyst & a fireworks trader
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