Mandya: DC Kumara has announced that only green crackers will be allowed for sale in the district for Deepavali festival. The sale of any other type of firecracker will attract strict legal action, he ...

If Delhi’s “green cracker” experiment is pursued sincerely, it might just light the way toward a new model of celebration for the entire country Each year, as the festival of lights approaches, the ...

KSPCB reports 44% drop in pollution levels as compared to 2024, crediting green crackers, strict monitoring across 11 stations and rain Bengaluru’s report card on air pollution after Deepavali has ...

Deepavali was celebrated with usual fervour across Tamil Nadu, despite heavy rainfall, on Monday (October 20, 2025). People woke up early, wore new attire and burst crackers to mark the Festival of ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: When Dr T Yokul (29) from Karaikudi lit a gadha-shaped novelty cracker that sprayed showers of sparks, he never thought it would backfire. Within seconds, his Deepavali celebration went ...

Close your eyes. Inhale. What do you smell? Not the grand, obvious things, but the whispers in the air, the ghosts of festivities from the past and the present. For a festival of lights, it is ...

Clearing the Mada streets in Triplicane of Deepavali cracker waste should have been a breeze for conservancy workers thanks to a bunch of resident-volunteers. Every year on Deepavali, there is a ...