Tag: firecrackers

Indian Army on high alert along LoC on Diwali.

Source – indiatoday.in The Indian Army is on high alert along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to combat any infiltrations or attack from Pakistan on the eve of Diwali. The Indian Army said a high alert has been sounded after they received inputs about “desperate attempts of infiltration by terrorists from

Supreme Court green Diwali order goes up in smoke.

Source – telegraphindia.com Government-specified “green crackers” with special logo and machine-readable code are yet to find their way to Jharkhand this year. The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in October 2018, had banned conventional firecrackers and enforced a two-hour limit (8pm – 10pm) for setting them off during Diwali. Earlier this month, Union minister

Supreme Court no to use of heavy metals in firecrackers

Source – indianexpress.com Citing health hazards, the Supreme Court on Monday asked firecracker manufacturers not to use heavy metals like lithium, antimony, mercury, arsenic and lead and chemical elements like antimony “in any form whatsoever” in their products. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Mehta said it was the responsibility of the Petroleum