What looks like an eminently sensible decision, given the extremely polluting effects of fireworks, has become a politically contentious issue.

vibrant fireworks, and the preparation of delicious traditional sweets. However, amid the festive cheer, the impact of ...

Diwali, the most important ... as residents panic Delhi chokes after Diwali fireworks However in the last few years, celebrations have seen air pollution rise to hazardous levels after many ...

and acute coronary events. Children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems are the worst affected. In September this year, parents of three toddlers approached the Supreme Court seeking its ...

India's Central Pollution Control Board told the ... Last year's ban on the "possession, stocking and selling" of fireworks was ordered only after Diwali, when the city's air quality had already ...

With pollution in Indian cities among the ... Diwali due to the toxic fumes emitted when celebratory fireworks are set off. This Diwali, for instance, many areas in New Delhi recorded an Air ...

Revelers in the capital let off huge amounts of fireworks well into Sunday ... the world - saw even higher levels of pollution than on the morning after Diwali last year, government data analyzed ...

Swati Mane, 35, a software professional from Goregaon, left for Panchgani today (October 30) along with her family to escape Diwali pollution, particularly bad air. Mane, whose two children suffer ...

This year, several northern Indian states, including the capital of New Delhi, are instituting partial or total fireworks bans to combat rising pollution levels during Diwali. Jains observe Diwali ...

They are used all around the world to support celebrations such as New Year’s Day, Diwali ... well as the considerable noise pollution that they can cause. Fireworks can cause large amounts ...