Supreme Court permits sale and manufacture of "green" crackers, fixes time for bursting firecrackers
PTC News
October 23rd 2018 03:49 PM
The Supreme Court Tuesday permitted the sale and manufacture of "green" firecrackers which have low emission across the country.
A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and A K Sikri fixed the 8 pm to 10 pm time period for the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali and other festivals.
The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.
The top court's order came on a plea seeking a ban on the manufacture and sale of firecrackers across the country to curb air pollution. PTI