FIRECRACKERS BAN

Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who represents the main petitioner Arjun Gopal and others seeking a ban on the sale and manufacture of firecrackers, meanwhile, has decided to move a contempt petition in the top court against the law enforcem...

Hailing citizens of Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) Delhi leader Kapil Mishra, said that these "acts were the voice of resistance to defy the unscientific, illogical, dictatorial ban." "Proud of You Delhi. These are voices of resistance, voice...

Amid concerns of rising pollution again after the Diwali festival and the Supreme Court imposing a ban on crackers, the North Delhi Police has seized 3500 kg of firecrackers. "Till now we have caught around 3500 kg of firecrackers and have taken act...

Delhi has imposed a ban on the sale, manufacturing, storage, and bursting of all types of firecrackers, including green crackers, but the sale of firecrackers continued unabated. Firecrackers are sneaked in from Uttar Pradesh and then sold across De...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Rajasthan and other states to follow its earlier order relating to firecrackers during the festive season and stated that it was the duty of everyone to manage pollution. A bench of Justice AS Bopanna and MM Sun...

Justice Amit Rawal had on November 3 banned the use of crackers in religious places at odd hours and said there are no commandments in any of the holy books that mandate the bursting of crackers to please God. The High Court also stayed the order to...

The Ludhiana administration has issued an advisory permitting the use of firecrackers during Diwali, Guruparva, and Christmas. Firecrackers can be ignited within specified timeframes, with the aim of ensuring safe and eco-friendly celebrations. Burn...

The Supreme Court clarified that its firecracker restrictions are applicable not only to Delhi-NCR but to all states. It directed state governments to control air and noise pollution, addressing petitions seeking a nationwide ban on firecracker sale...

Bombay High Court has allowed the citizens of Mumbai to burst crackers between 7 pm to 10 pm during Diwali. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice G S Kulkarni said while it was not going to order a ban on bursting of firecracke...

The office of the city magistrate said in view of the security of the Krishna Janmasthan and Shahi Eidgah, like previous years, this year too, firecracker shops would not be allowed to be set up in the red and yellow zones of the temple and the mosq...

Delhi's air quality has shown a slight improvement, prompting Environment Minister Gopal Rai to urge states in the National Capital Area to ban firecrackers ahead of Diwali. Rai stated that if the trend of reduced firecracker bursting observed durin...

The Delhi police have seized over 1,000 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested a man involved in their sale. The sale and purchase of crackers have been banned in Delhi due to pollution concerns. The police received information about Himanshu Goel, ...

The Delhi government has urged the Union Environment Ministry to impose a ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses in the National Capital Region. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai suggested several measures to curb pollution, ...

The Gurugram district administration in India has imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale, and use of firecrackers to control pollution. The ban will be effective from November 1, 2023, until January 31, 2024. The use of green firecrackers will be al...

The Gurugram district administration has banned the storage, sale, and use of firecrackers due to pollution concerns. E-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart are also prohibited from accepting online orders for firecrackers. The ban will be in...

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea to allow the manufacture and use of firecrackers containing barium. The court upheld the Delhi government's decision to ban all firecrackers ahead of the Diwali festival. The court emphasized that when a ban is ...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected plea seeking the manufacture and use of firecrackers using barium. The court refused to interfere with Delhi government's decision to ban use of firecrackers in Delhi ahead of Diwali festivals. On September 14, i...

Delhi government on Monday banned sales, storage and use of firecrackers in the city. The ban can be attributed to government's plan of action to curb pollution during winters. Environment Minister Gopal Rai asserted that police will be taking stric...

The Delhi government has decided to reimpose the ban on the manufacturing, sale, storage and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the capital as part of an action plan to reduce pollution levels in winter.