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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai

Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai Holds BJP’s Ideology Responsible For Rising Air Pollution

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the BJP should stop considering air pollution as a problem of a particular political party or of particular states.

01 November 2022

Diwali: Crackers Responsible For 37 Of 85 Fire Incidents In 3 Days In Mumbai

Diwali: Crackers Responsible For 37 Of 85 Fire Incidents In 3 Days In Mumbai

Mumbai Fire Brigade reported 85 fire incidents during Diwali celebrations, of which 37, or nearly 44 percent, involved crackers.

25 October 2022

Diwali Celebration in Hyderabad

Delhi's Cracker Ban Goes Up In Smoke, City Wakes To 'Very Poor' Air Morning After Diwali

Delhi's air quality turned 'very poor' on Monday amid an increase in stubble burning, bursting of firecrackers and moderately unfavourable meteorological conditions which allowed the accumulation of pollutants.

25 October 2022

Youth Injured In Blast While Making Firecrackers, Woman Killed

Youth Injured In Blast While Making Firecrackers, Woman Killed

The incident occurred at around 8.30 pm on Monday in Babarpur area, they said The woman, identified as Rajesh, lived with her family on the first floor of a building where the incident took place, they said. 

26 October 2022

The air quality in Delhi on Diwali turned

Citizens, Delhi Govt 'Equally Responsible' For Worsening Air Quality, Say Environmentalists

On Monday night, people in Delhi flouted the ban on firecrackers with impunity. PM2.5 concentration at most places in the capital was over 550 micrograms per cubic metre by 1 am.

25 October 2022

Diwali Celebration in Delhi

Despite ban, Firecrackers Burst In Many Parts Of Delhi On Diwali

Despite legal deterrent in place to discourage people from doing so, by dusk, residents in many neighborhoods, including some areas in south Delhi and northwest Delhi, had started bursting crackers. Even high-intensity...

24 October 2022

Arvind Kejriwal

If You Don't Have A Solution, Then Resign As CM: BJP To Kejriwal On Delhi Pollution

Delhi's air quality improved on Wednesday morning due to favourable wind speed but it remained in the 'poor' category. The AQI stood at 255 at 10.10 am, improving from 303 at 4 pm on Tuesday. It was recorded at 312 at 4 pm...

26 October 2022

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The Haryana government has directed commissioners to take strict action over possession and sale of illegal firecrackers

Delhi’s AQI ‘Very Poor’ On Diwali, 2nd Best In 7 Years On Auspicious Day

Delhi had recorded an AQI of 382 on Diwali last year, 414 in 2020; 337 in 2019; 319 in 2017; and 431 in 2016, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.

24 October 2022

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24 October 2022
Minor Climate Activist's Phone Snatched By Miscreants During Live Recording Of Firecrackers Pollution On Diwali Eve In UP's Greater Noida

Minor Climate Activist's Phone Snatched By Miscreants During Live Recording Of Firecrackers Pollution On Diwali Eve In UP's Greater Noida

Uttar Pradesh: The young environment activist was standing on a roadside with traffic movement in the backdrop as she went live on Facebook ahead of Diwali to...


24 October 2022
Diwali: Politics Over Pollution And Cracker Ban In Delhi Fails To Grasp The Larger Environmental Point

Diwali: Politics Over Pollution And Cracker Ban In Delhi Fails To Grasp The Larger Environmental Point

Delhi government's strict implementation of a blanket ban on firecrackers have received vitriol from the BJP whose leaders have accused Arvind Kejriwal of...


24 October 2022
Diwali And Pulmonary Diseases: Celebrations Coming At The Cost Of Health

Diwali And Pulmonary Diseases: Celebrations Coming At The Cost Of Health

Since past few years, doctors across the country have been reporting a considerable surge in number of patients suffering from severe respiratory disorders...


24 October 2022
Diwali Dhamaka: From Firecracker To Stubble Burning, Court Can’t Be The Battleground To Fight Pollution

Diwali Dhamaka: From Firecracker To Stubble Burning, Court Can’t Be The Battleground To Fight Pollution

Supreme Court’s latest rejection of hearing an urgent plea that challenged the Delhi Government’s complete ban on firecrackers contradicts its last...


23 October 2022
Delhi Records Lowest AQI In 7 Years Ahead Of Diwali

Delhi Records Lowest AQI In 7 Years Ahead Of Diwali

Delhi: The air quality in the national capital is predicted to turn ‘very poor’ on Diwali morning while it could worsen to the ‘severe’ category on...


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23 October 2022
With AQI Of 265, Delhi's Air On Day Before Diwali Least Polluted In 7 Years

With AQI Of 265, Delhi's Air On Day Before Diwali Least Polluted In 7 Years

The air quality in the capital is predicted to turn "very poor" on Monday morning while it could worsen to the "severe" category on Tuesday due to emissions...


23 October 2022
Delhi Records 'Poor' Air Quality For 8th Consecutive Day

Delhi Records 'Poor' Air Quality For 8th Consecutive Day

SAFAR, a forecasting agency under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the air quality may deteriorate to "very poor" levels even if no firecrackers are...


22 October 2022
RSS Affiliate Slams Delhi Govt For Diwali Firecracker Ban

RSS Affiliate Slams Delhi Govt For Diwali Firecracker Ban

RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch said the burning of firecrackers ‘illegally’ imported from China causes air pollution due to mixing of potassium...


22 October 2022
This Diwali Delhi Is Likely To Break Firecracker Bursting Record Of 5 Years: Survey

This Diwali Delhi Is Likely To Break Firecracker Bursting Record Of 5 Years: Survey

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


20 October 2022
'Let People Breathe Clean Air': SC Dismisses BJP Leader's Plea Against  Cracker Ban In Delhi

'Let People Breathe Clean Air': SC Dismisses BJP Leader's Plea Against Cracker Ban In Delhi

In response to the ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and bursting of all firecrackers till January 1, 2023 ahead of Diwali, a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj...


20 October 2022
Firecrackers In Diwali: Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Ban; All You Need To Know

Firecrackers In Diwali: Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Ban; All You Need To Know

Delhi Government following the convention of last two years has imposed complete ban on all sorts of firecrackers. This time the Police are highly active. So,...


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16 October 2022
More Than 4,000 kg Of Illegal Crackers Were Seized In Gurugram

More Than 4,000 kg Of Illegal Crackers Were Seized In Gurugram

Police here said they seized over four quintals of banned firecrackers from a warehouse in Farrukhnagar.


07 October 2022
Explained: How Does The GRAP Help Combat Air Pollution In Delhi NCR?

Explained: How Does The GRAP Help Combat Air Pollution In Delhi NCR?

Air Quality in Delhi deteriorated to 211 and reached the 'poor' category on the eve of Dusshera, which has prompted the Commission for Air Quality Management...


01 October 2022
What's New Graded Action Plan To Tackle Air Pollution In Delhi?

What's New Graded Action Plan To Tackle Air Pollution In Delhi?

Around this time every year, Delhi's air becomes very polluted because of the twin effects of stubble burning by farmers and cracker bursting.


21 September 2022
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari Moves SC Against AAP Govt's Decision To Ban Firecrackers In Delhi

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari Moves SC Against AAP Govt's Decision To Ban Firecrackers In Delhi

According to the Delhi government, firecrackers are prohibited from being produced, stored, sold, and used in the city to reduce pollution levels. BJP MP Manoj...


07 September 2022
Delhi Bans Production And Sale Of Firecrackers Till January 2023

Delhi Bans Production And Sale Of Firecrackers Till January 2023

This time there will also be a ban on online sales and delivery of firecrackers in Delhi. The restriction will remain in force till January 1, 2023.


24 July 2022
6 Killed, 8 Injured In Explosion Inside Firecracker Businessman’s House In Bihar

6 Killed, 8 Injured In Explosion Inside Firecracker Businessman’s House In Bihar

Bihar: The explosion that left eight people dead occurred inside the home of a businessman in Khudai Bagh village, under Khaira police station area of Bihar's...


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