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  Buying green crackers this Diwali? Here's the SC's rules, allowed timings and how to spot a fake

  India | October 15, 2025 16:53 IST

  Planning to buy green crackers this Diwali? Here's a complete guide on the Supreme Court's regulations, permitted timings, authorised purchase points, and tips to identify genuine crackers.

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  Baba Bageshwar's befitting reply to Tauqeer Raza

  News | October 30, 2024 21:27 IST

  The number of statements on firecrackers on Diwali is increasing… Baba Bageshwar said that those who demand a ban on fireworks on Diwali, why do they remain silent on New Year’s firecrackers… why do they not oppose the sacrifice of goats on Bakrid…

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  Delhi: Man arrested with over 500 kg of firecrackers in Babarpur area ahead of Diwali festivities

  Delhi | October 26, 2023 18:43 IST

  Delhi: The National Green Tribunal as well as the Supreme Court had ordered a complete ban on the sale and purchase of crackers of all kinds in Delhi as they cause pollution. As a consequence, Special Staff East District was directed to keep a watch over the sale and purchase of banned crackers.

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  'No crackers this Diwali', Delhi government reimposes ban on sale, use of firecrackers | DETAILS

  Delhi | September 11, 2023 17:01 IST

  Delhi: Last year, the government had announced that bursting firecrackers on Diwali in the city would attract a jail term up to six months and a fine of Rs 200.

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  Plea filed against blanket ban on firecrackers before Delhi High Court

  India | September 22, 2022 7:07 IST

  Delhi news: Green cracker merchants approached the High Court assailing the ban imposed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the city during the upcoming months.

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  Rajasthan govt allows use, sale of green crackers except in NCR areas

  India | October 15, 2021 23:47 IST

  In an order issued on September 30, the state government had banned the sale and use of firecrackers from October 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022 in view of the danger posed to patients of COVID-19 and other diseases by their toxic fumes.  

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  Complete ban on sale, bursting of firecrackers up to Jan 31, 2022 in Rajasthan

  India | September 30, 2021 19:38 IST

  The bursting of firecrackers under prevalent pandemic crisis is not favourable for cause of larger community health given the significant relationship between air pollution and respiratory infections, the order said.

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  UP govt bans fire crackers in 13 districts; green crackers allowed in better air quality districts

  India | November 10, 2020 18:50 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that the sale and bursting of firecrackers will be banned in 13 districts, located in or near National Capital Region, from midnight November 9 to midnight November 30.

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  Delhi shopkeepers in for 'huge losses' after ban on firecrackers

  News | November 06, 2020 18:33 IST

  The decision of banning firecrackers in Delhi has left shopkeepers in trouble in the national capital.

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  Crackers leave Delhi gasping as firecrackers go off during 9 pm 9 min call

  India | April 06, 2020 14:39 IST

  Air pollution in the national capital and its surrounding regions spiked drastically on Monday, a day after people bursted firecrackers to "challenge the darkness" as a sign of participation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for switching off lights and lighting diyas and lamps to fight against coronavirus crisis.

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  SC asks CBI to probe allegations of use of banned 'barium nitrate' in green crackers

  India | March 03, 2020 21:10 IST

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to probe the allegations that Tamil Nadu-based firecracker manufacturers have been using 'Barium Nitrate' in production of 'green crackers' despite its order banning the harmful chemical.

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  CSE says Diwali crackers responsible in deteriorating air quality

  India | October 29, 2019 18:43 IST

  Fireworks on Diwali night played an "overwhelming" role in the rapid deterioration of air quality in Delhi-NCR, a Centre for Science and Environment report showed Tuesday.

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  Green crackers hit market ahead of Diwali

  India | October 24, 2019 13:11 IST

  The changeover to green crackers after extensive experiments marks revival of the industry which has over 1,000 manufacturing units around Sivakasi and used to clock an annual turnover of over Rs 6,000 crore.

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  Tamil Nadu government fixes time slot for bursting crackers on Diwali

  India | November 02, 2018 16:13 IST

  The people in Tamil Nadu would be permitted to to burst firecrackers between the specified time slots on Diwali in line with the Supreme Court directive, said a government release.

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  Ban on firecracker sale goes up in smoke, smog covers Delhi-NCR after Diwali

  India | October 20, 2017 9:47 IST

  The situation was similar, if not worse, in the neighbouring regions of Delhi such as Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad, where crackers were burst as usual, raising question marks on the efficacy of the administration in enforcing the apex court's ban.

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  Aaj Ki Baat October 9 episode: 'Supreme Court ban on sale of crackers in NCR'

  October 10, 2017 18:17 IST

  The apex court had given its first order on November 11, 2016 banning the sale of firecrackers till further orders. Licences issued to shopkeepers were suspended.

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  25th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | November 25, 2016 19:17 IST

  Important stories of the day

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  Fireworks business suffers blow in Delhi as buyers refuse to buy Chinese items

  India | October 27, 2016 17:09 IST

  Fireworks business suffers blow in Delhi as buyers refuse to buy Chinese items

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  Cracker boxes with surgical strikes cover hit among buyers this Diwali

  India | October 27, 2016 15:19 IST

  Cracker boxes with surgical strikes cover hit among buyers this Diwali

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  WATCH: This disturbing video will make you give up firecrackers this Diwali in less than a minute

  Life | October 07, 2016 19:15 IST

  Government initiatives to address the problem of child labour in India may have garnered support on social media platforms but the reality presents a stark contrast to Twitter activism. A 2015 report by the