The Supreme Court has said that allowing the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR was 'on a test case basis'.

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air ...

*Billed as $4 plus GST every four weeks. Offer only available to new and qualified returning subscribers. Cancel any time. NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on ...

A toxic haze began to circulate in New Delhi on Sunday as people in the city of 20 million, which has struggled with heavy pollution recently, defied a ban on firecrackers on the night of Diwali, the ...

Labels on most firecrackers sold during Diwali in Mumbai fail to disclose their full list of chemical components, with many toxic ingredients missing, according to a recent study by anti-noise ...

New Delhi: In India, Diwali is not just a festival, but a celebration that fills the entire country with light and excitement. This year, firecracker sales broke all records. According to reports, ...

Despite a 77.5 per cent drop in stubble burning, i.e., agricultural waste - normally a significant reason for air pollution in Delhi during the winter - the air quality in the national capital ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushed air pollution to hazardous ...

Delhi firecrackers sale: In a significant update from this Diwali season, the national capital witnessed a massive surge in firecracker sales this. With most shopkeepers running out of stock well ...