firecrackers

	Restrictions on crackers to continue TS can burst green crackers on Christmas and New Year days, from 11.55 pm to 12.30 am. published on : 3rd December 2020
	Complete ban on sale, use of crackers: NGT During Christmas, and New Year, green crackers can be used from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am only at places where air quality is ‘moderate’ or below, published on : 3rd December 2020
	Hyderabad: Only green crackers allowed on Christmas and New Year, says pollution board The NGT also passed directions that District Magistrates must ensure that the banned firecrackers are not being sold under their jurisdiction and anyone found violating the norms can be penalized. published on : 2nd December 2020
	COVID-19: Mizoram to ban bursting of firecrackers on Christmas, New Year The decision in this regard was taken during a high- level meeting chaired by Home Minister Lachamliana on Monday. published on : 24th November 2020
	46.7% lower pollution this Deepavali in Bengaluru Also, in comparison to the previous years, there has been a reduction of 30.34 per cent in the Air Quality Index. published on : 18th November 2020
	Around 70 per cent people didn't burn firecrackers on Diwali: Delhi minister Gopal Rai The Delhi government had on November 5 banned the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the city till November 30. published on : 16th November 2020
	Day after Diwali, Pollution levels in Hyderabad remain ‘moderate’ The other four are at UoH, ICRISAT, Pashamylaram and Bollaram industrial area. published on : 16th November 2020
	Bengaluru sees big drop in firecracker-related eye injuries Minto Eye Hospital, which usually sees more than 30 such cases almost every year, saw just three, all of them children, on the second day of the festival. published on : 16th November 2020
	11 people arrested in Chandigarh for violating ban on sale, bursting firecrackers While ten persons were arrested for bursting firecrackers, another one was apprehended for selling the crackers. published on : 15th November 2020
	Sluggish sales worry firecracker vendors in Chennai amid Diwali season People dependent on the cracker industry have also been hit hard due to the pandemic and restriction in timings to burst the fireworks. published on : 14th November 2020
	Firecracker ban a rude shock for sellers On being informed about the ban, he refused to believe it and seemed confident that his stall would not be affected. published on : 13th November 2020
	Green crackers, what are they? Ban ineffective: Karnataka HC tells state govt The bench observed that the government should have taken stringent steps as heightened air pollution due to busting of crackers may trigger a spike in Covid cases. published on : 13th November 2020
	Sivakasi: Tale of two teen boys who helped build cracker hub from scratch in this erstwhile nowhere town By the time they reached their teen, the boys were convinced of one thing: Their village was too small for their big dreams. published on : 13th November 2020
	Telangana HC directs state govt to impose ban on sale and use of firecrackers this Diwali The court directed the government to take measures to ensure that nobody resorts to the sale or purchase of firecrackers in the state and to give wide publicity in the media on the ban published on : 12th November 2020
	Firecracker sales fizzle out in Hyderabad due to COVID-19 and rains Unlike last years, the usual hustle and bustle at many of the city's markets selling crackers, including Begum Bazar, Chandanagar, Kukatpally, Miyapur and Secunderabad was sorely missing this year. published on : 12th November 2020