The ban would ensure that the levels of air pollutants do not reach as high a limit as they did last year around Diwali, Ajay Mathur, director general of TERI

Experts welcome SC decision to ban firecrackers

Chetan Bhagat has criticised the Indian Supreme Court's order to ban crackers in Delhi this Diwali

Chetan Bhagat thinks Delhi kids need crackers, Twitter thinks clean air would be better

Alarmingly high levels of hazardous gases & pollutants were recorded in Delhi as smoke from the Diwali fireworks covered the city

Smog engulfs Indian capital, air quality plunges to 'severe' category

In his monthly address 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi praised the Indian Army for safeguarding the borders

Indian PM dedicates Diwali to soldiers, lauds their sacrifices in monthly radio address

Companies tend to hire a temporary workforce during the festive season owing to the steep hike in demand for goods

Temporary hiring to rise during festive season in India

Local police said that firecrackers were being produced illegally in the two-storey building

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The crackdown against imported firecrackers is for reducing pollution and also to curb imports from China, reports suggest

Ahead of festival, India strengthens drive against imported firecrackers

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