Justice Sikri said, "Diwali is a festival of lights. Firecrackers are not necessary to bring people together. People can be brought together by distributing and sharing sweets also." The Supreme Court
A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan cited a report that said 20-25 per cent children suffer from respiratory diseases. The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over growing
Observing that "Until some municipal commissioner is (not) sent behind bars, nobody will comply with court orders," the Bombay High court on Thursday issued show cause notice of contempt against Mumbai
“Within meteorology, there are factors such as wind speed, wind direction, temperature and moisture that can bring variations within air quality parameters. Then there is, of course, the amount of emissions
NEW DELHI: The level of emissions from fireworks fell by around 40 per cent during Diwali festivities this time as compared to 2016, according to the findings of a study which assume importance in the
Mangaluru: It was a Diwali that wasn't so noisy nor polluted this year. While some areas did experience smog, the day after the festival, an air quality monitoring exercise done in Mangaluru before and
NAGPUR: The highest noise level recorded on Diwali day this year was 10 decibels more than last year's high, even though there was a perceptible reduction in number of crackers. Like last year, Kalamna
The realisation that pollution is playing havoc with our lives continues to elude Indians. We are indeed living from moment to moment largely oblivious of the toxic air quality that we breathe day in and
Chandrachud praises SC judgment The Supreme Court’s ban on the sale of firecrackers helped Delhi and the NCR breathe better after Deepavali this year. The court’s decision to ban liquor vends within
BENGALURU: Noise levels in seven of the 10 monitoring locations across the city dipped by 1.8% this Diwali compared to last year. Several areas including Yeshwantpur, Church Street, SG Halli, BTM Layout,
