New Delhi, Nov. 6, 2018: Hundreds of children here have demanded a complete ban on the use of firecrackers to check air and sound pollution during Diwali and other festivities across the country. Amid chants of “Hum Bacchon Ne Thana Hai Patakhe Nhi Chalana Hai” and “Patakhe Lena Band KaroContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2018: Every other Indian believes banning firecrackers during Diwali will help make the festival of lights pollution free, according to a leading market research and analysis company. Velocity MR, which conducted a pan India study over the past two years, notes that majorityContinue Reading
Mumbai, Oct. 28, 2018: The Supreme Court has refused to impose a nationwide blanket ban on firecrackers and permitted the sale and manufacture of low emission “green” alternatives. It also fixed a two-hour time period from 8 pm for bursting crackers on Diwali and a 35-minute window between 11:55 pmContinue Reading
The ban will last until November 1Continue Reading
