BJP MLA Papiya Adhikari said bursting firecrackers helps cure many diseases at a Kali Puja event. The claim triggered a row and sarcastic online reactions amid Kolkata's pollution concerns.

BJP MLA Papia Adhikari sparked controversy after claiming that bursting firecrackers could cure diseases during a Kali Puja ...

Delhi-based tech professional Shivam Dewan criticised residents for bursting firecrackers despite hazardous pollution levels ...

Even if green firecrackers produce relatively lower emissions than conventional ones, they are not pollution free ...

New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court today pulled up the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for “lack of clarity” on environmental ...

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will monitor air quality at three locations in the city for a period of 15 days, beginning a week prior to Diwali, officials aware of the matter said.

Chennai: BJP leader K Annamalai on Monday exhorted people to buy and burst "a lot of firecrackers" on Deepavali, keeping in mind the welfare of the workers involved in fireworks industry. Earlier, ...

Civic bodies, activist groups, and schools unite with strict ward-level policing to enforce pollution-free festivities across Mumbai ...

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for "lack of clarity" on environmental impact of ...