Mumbai: Ahead of the Diwali festival, Awaaz foundation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted their annual firecrackers testing to verify if they fall under the permitted decible ...

AIIMS Delhi reports a 19% rise in Diwali eye injuries, many from crude carbide guns. Experts urge a total ban on firecrackers ...

Police were supposed to prevent sale and stocking of banned crackers with the help of agencies like the state pollution control board, while citizens were expected not to buy the banned items. But it ...

Every October, as the festive season lights up homes across India, the skies above Delhi-NCR turn grey with smog. This year, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has already crossed the 'very poor' mark in ...

Haryana's pollution control board is undertaking an unprecedented environmental assessment this year, collecting soil and water samples across all districts to gauge chemical contamination from ...

The celebration of Diwali, also called the festival of lights, is immensely important for Indians across various faiths. We light earthen lamps as a symbol of the triumph of light over darkness and ...

Ahead of Diwali, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted noise level tests on firecrackers on October 16 near its River Ghat office in Pune. The tests, conducted from four distances, ...

Brandon To, who sits on the Roxborough Residents’ Association Committee, said he “saw a firecracker thrown from a car towards oncoming vehicles” as well as a man “holding a box of fireworks on his ...

An investigation is underway after a person was left with burn injuries after a firecracker was thrown in their face, according to Waterloo regional police. Police say the victim was walking through ...