Photo by Steve Jones, Center for Biological Diversity. There are more than 100 concerning chemicals in the air pollution from these crackers, including carcinogens such as benzene, toluene, ...

He said the so-called ban on crackers was necessary for protecting people from pollution and that there was no 'Hindu-Muslim' angle to it. Kejriwal urged the people of Delhi to celebrate Diwali by ...

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Green firecrackers have long been the environmentally-friendly answer to conventional crackers. But are they really as green?, Explainers News - Times Now ...

Armed with the Centre's affidavit that green crackers reduce pollution by 30% in comparison to normal crackers, firecracker traders submitted that they should be allowed to deal in green crackers.

These are irritably noisy days, especially when firecrackers are lit during the New Year. Firecrackers may be okay with noisy ...

Delhi blanket ban on firecrackers stays, SC allows non-barium salt fireworks: Are green crackers any better?

Unless the court was satisfied that the pollution due to the "so-called" green crackers was bare minimum, there was no question of reconsidering the previous orders, it added. The top court said ...

The Supreme Court of India has refused to relax the ban on firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region, citing continued alarming levels of air pollution. The court emphasized the right to a pollution-free ...

“Only if it is shown that bursting of green crackers causes the bare minimum pollution, there is a possibility of rethinking the ban imposed through earlier orders of this court,” the Bench ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to relax the ban imposed on the manufacture, storage and sale on firecrackers in ...