Nagpur: All the firecrackers which will be sold in the city this Diwali are within the permissible sound limit, while Atom Bomb was found to be the noisiest. This was revealed in a pre-Diwali test of firecrackers
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Piyush Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/09/2015 regarding restrictive regulation on bursting of fire crackers
A lawyer today moved the National Green Tribunal against the environmental hazard caused by use of fire-crackers during festivals like Diwali and sought the creation of designated time and places for bursting
Nashik: Nashik police has banned bursting crackers making noise 125dB (Decibels) or above beyond 4 meters. The ban will be effective till the night of November 6. The police has warned of taking strict
Air pollution is dependent on several factors like industries, aviation, railways and construction activities. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre as to what steps it had taken to
The Supreme Court sought to know which chemicals should not be used beyond a limit in the firecrackers and observed that guidelines on this have to be laid down. The Supreme Court on Wednesday mulled
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in Pune has asked the state government to consider devising a policy for use of fire crackers at public places during private marriage processions, religious
Officials of the UP Pollution Control Board led by the regional officer on Thursday carried out a awareness campaign against crackers at a city-based school. During the programme, officials apprised children
If action against the manufacturers of firecrackers is not strong enough, crackers, this year too, will continue to pierce your ears, in a test conducted on Monday at the RCF grounds by the Maharashtra
According to this new report by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) & Awaaz Foundation, the manufacturers of fire crackers are flouting Supreme Court directives on noise levels as well as the quantity of heavy metals in their products.
With reference to CPCB Head Office letter no A-21016/1/08-Mon/6039 dated September 2nd, 2019 Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has conducted Ambient Air Quality monitoring
Deepawali, the festival of lights is also synonyms as festival of crackers. Like previous years, the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi besides being associated with awareness programs on the evils
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of N.Vaidraj Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/02/2016 regarding standards for various kinds of crackers and bombs.</p>
Jaipur: When the entire city is immersed in celebrations, a group of animal rights activist is working overtime rescuing animals suffered due to burn injuries and exposed to high-decibel sounds. The activist
They are cheap and bright, but are very often dangerous. Many Chinese-made firecrackers use the highly unstable chemical potassium chlorate — which is the main reason they are banned in India. Three
HYDERABAD: It could well be a dull Diwali for Hyderabad's cracker sellers this year. With less than a week for the festival of lights, traders complain of low footfall at their stores with some pegging
Snake tablets were followed by ladis (strings of 1,000 crackers), pulpuls (a kind of colourful fuljhadis), fuljhadis, chakris and anaars in the level of pollutants generated. The snake tablet cracker
Testing of fire crackers at Carter Road, Bandra - Mumbai Police. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Awaaz Foundation.
CHANDIGARH: With an aim to promote cracker-free Diwali, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee and Yuvsatta launched a "Go Green Diwali Campaign" in city schools. Chanchal Singh, deputy director, school
MUMBAI: For the first time ever, firecrackers were well within the permissible noise limit of 125 dB. A few years ago all fire-crackers would be beyond the noise limit. Last year, four varieties of crackers
