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TopicFirecrackers

Topic: Firecrackers

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.

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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Deadly Delhi fireworks factory was making crackers named after Filipino boxer Pacquiao

Pragya Kaushika -
Investigators suspect Bawana factory used to supply a deadly cracker, ‘Pacquiao Ultramaa’, to Philippines illegally due to high demand.

Burst crackers only for 3 hours: Punjab & Haryana HC

Chitleen K Sethi -
Division bench initiates suo moto proceedings after Supreme Court banned sale of firecrackers in NCR in view of deteriorating air quality.

SC ban takes light out of Diwali firecracker trade in NCR

Nikhil Rampal -
The apex court order has impacted not only wholesalers and retailers, but also jobs in the informal sector dependent on fireworks business.

Apex court’s judgment on Diwali firecrackers is not the first case of judicial overreach

Sanjay Dixit -
SC-appointed committees in BCCI and MCI cases have powers to virtually run executive affairs, sidelining the government and elected executive bodies
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