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Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over Diwali pollution, quest
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While the court had permitted only green firecrackers, Chowdhury questioned the government's failure to ensure compliance, saying that the ongoing suffocation faced by citizens reflects a gap between orders and ground reality.
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Cultural icons lit up as India celebrates festival of lights
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Qutub Minar was illuminated magnificently and the historic monument glowed brightly as the country celebrated Diwali on Monday. India Gate, Laxminarayan Temple too were illuminated beautifully.
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Odisha Police ensure fire safety on Diwali, deploy temporary fire stations
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Fire Officer Bhubaneswar, Ramesh Chandra Majhi, said all the arrangements have been made to tackle any incident during the wee hours of the Diwali. Temporary fire stations have been set up across Bhubaneshwar, and 16 teams of police are patrolling the city to ensure public safety. Read More
"Previous govt seemed opposed to faith and celebrations": Delhi Minister K
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra announced on Sunday that this year the Labour Ministry decided to celebrate the auspicious festival of Diwali with the families of labourer brothers and sisters who couldn't go back to their homes.
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Express my gratitude to Court: BJP's Mohan Singh Bisht on SC decision on g
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed the firecracker restrictions in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) ahead of Diwali, allowing the sale and bursting of green firecrackers from October 18 to October 21.
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MP: Firecracker market all set for Diwali fest in Bhopal; focus on safety,
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Firecracker shop owners in Bhopal's biggest market, Bairagarh have fully prepared them for the festive season by observing complete precaution and safety measures. The Fire Control team also inspected the market on Friday and gave necessary instructions to them.
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Avoid using green crackers, pollution levels are rising: Health expert
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Apollo Hospital's Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, Dr S. Chatterjee, points out that although pollution is 30% less than that of traditional crackers, increased air pollution levels continue to pose health hazards, particularly for patients with respiratory diseases.
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"Under CM's leadership, Delhi moves promptly to ensure responsible celebra
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"This decision brings relief to Delhi residents who wished to celebrate Diwali the traditional way. Our government respects people's religious and cultural sentiments, and we have worked tirelessly to ensure they can celebrate responsibly without harming the environment," said Delhi Envir
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Licensed manufacturers to ensure only green firecrackers are sold in Delhi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
With the Supreme Court allowing limited use of green crackers coinciding with Diwali, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that licensed firecracker manufacturers have to ensure that only green firecrackers are sold in Delhi-NCR.
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Supreme Court allows manufacturing of green crackers in Delhi-NCR, no sale
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria permitted the certified manufacturers of green crackers, who have the permits from the NEERI and the PESO, to manufacture green crackers in Delhi-NCR, subject to the condition that they will not be sold in t
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Create machinery for effective implementation of firecracker ban: SC to NC
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The top court remarked that the report submitted by the Union of India states that if green crackers are burst the emission is 30 per cent less than the conventional firecrackers. Unless it is shown that the pollution caused by the "so-called Green crackers" is a bare minimum, there is no qu
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Delhi govt tells Supreme Court it has imposed complete ban on firecrackers
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it has imposed a complete ban on the manufacture, storage, selling, including delivery through online marketing platforms and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital throughout the year with immediate effe
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