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Last Updated:October 21, 2025, 07:18 IST With people across the national capital celebrating Diwali with fireworks on Monday night, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated. Delhi’s air quality worsened after Diwali night. (Representative Image) With people across the national capital celebrating Diwali with fireworks on Monday night, Delhiās air quality deteriorated, with most of the monitoring stations…
Last Updated:October 18, 2025, 6:25 PM IST SPCB urged citizens to avoid firecrackers and single-use plastics, promoting eco-friendly alternatives such as light displays Representative Image (PTI photo) The Sikkim Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on Saturday issued an order banning the manufacture, sale, and use of all types of sound- and light-emitting firecrackers in the state…
A day ahead of Diwali, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal has defended a ban on firecrackers, saying it is necessary for protecting people from pollution and there is no ‘Hindu-Muslim’ angle to it. The BJP has hit back at Kejriwal saying that 1-day Diwali cracker ban is uncalled for. Politics peaks at…
Last Updated:October 29, 2024, 11:28 IST While igniting firecrackers with an iron tool, Himanshu accidentally struck the bottle in his pocket which contained the mixture of sulphur and potash, causing a powerful explosion that severely injured his leg Himanshu’s mother said he had borrowed Rs 100 from her to buy snacks. But the boy used…
Last Updated:October 27, 2024, 7:50 PM IST LocalCircles survey: 55% stated that they āwill not be burning (firecrackers) as they cause pollutionā A total of 19% stated that although they ālike to burn crackers but they arenāt available in my cityā. (PTI File for representation) As the national capital grapples with air pollution, 18% Delhi-NCR…
Last Updated: October 19, 2024, 6:30 PM IST Delhi-NCR is enveloped by a thick toxic smog in the winter months, roughly from October to February. (Image: Getty) While only 18 per cent citizens of Delhi-NCR said they will use air purifiers to reduce the impact of pollution, a large majority said they would just live…
Last Updated: September 14, 2024, 15:53 āāIST Firecrackers were burst outside the CM’s residence after his release from the Tihar Jail on Friday evening. (Image: X) The Delhi government on Monday announced a ban on the production, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital to control air pollution. Delhi Police has filed an…