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The Tamil Nadu government declared holiday for government offices and educational institutions on November 13, the day after Deepavali.

SC clarified that the directions issued by it against bursting of firecrackers were not just for Delhi-NCR but for also all states.

Sensitising common people about the harmful effects of firecrackers is the key: Supreme Court

In 2018, the apex court imposed a ban on the sale and use of firecrackers and later stated that the restrictions would continue.

In a key clarification aimed at checking pollution, the Supreme Court has said that its 2021 order allowing only the use of green firecrackers will apply not just to Delhi-NCR but across the country.

In 2018, the Supreme Court banned the use of firecrackers and allowed only green crackers.

LocalCircles survey: Of the 9,836 respondents to this query, 43% stated that they “will not be burning any crackers as they cause pollution, the survey found

The Court remarked that citizens were required to make a choice between a disease-free environment and bursting firecrackers during the upcoming Diwali festival.

The Bombay High Court today directed the Municipal Corporations of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to ensure that firecrackers are not burst beyond the period of 7 PM to 10 PM in light of the poor air...

In the wake of deteriorating air quality in Bombay HC has ordered that firecrackers can be burst only between 7-10 pm.