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'I Was Scared': Lithuanian Woman Lights Up Diwali Fireworks For First Time, Video Viral
Lithuania's Monika Kunjeswari Dasi revealed that she was always afraid of firecrackers but decided to take the plunge on Diwali.
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Video: On Busy Lucknow Road, 3 Men Set Off Crackers From Roof Of Moving Car
As India celebrated Diwali on Monday, multiple videos of people performing risky firecracker stunts surfaced online.
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'Green' Crackers Failed. Delhi Suffers Worst Post-Diwali Air In 5 Years
Despite a 77.5 per cent drop in stubble burning, i.e., agricultural waste - normally a significant reason for air pollution in Delhi during the winter - AQI in the national capital plummeted to a five-year post-Diwali low Tuesday morning.
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Man Stabbed To Death In Dispute Over Firecrackers In Chhattisgarh, 2 Arrested
A 60-year-old man was stabbed to death by two men following a heated argument over them bursting firecrackers outside his house in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said on Tuesday.
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AAP Trying To "Defame Diwali": Delhi Minister Amid Toxic Politics Over Pollution
Diwali and the traditional beginning of the smog season in Delhi has also marked the beginning of the expected big fight between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party.
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'Supreme Court Chose Right To Burn Crackers Over Right To Live': Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant, Sherpa of the 2023 G20 Summit in India and former CEO of Centre's think tank NITI Aayog, has said Delhi's air quality "lies in shambles" and only "ruthless and sustained execution" of pollution control can save Delhi
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Man Stabbed To Death After Argument Over Bursting Firecrackers In Delhi
Three men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death after beating him following a dispute over bursting firecrackers in outer north Delhi's Shahbad Dairy in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
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Delhi Plans Artificial Rain As Air Quality Worsens After Diwali Fireworks
Delhi residents woke up on Tuesday to heavy grey haze, reduced visibility and worsened air quality, partly due to the use of firecrackers during Diwali.
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Did Delhi's Green Diwali Work? Air Quality Data From Last Year Shows...
The air is hazy, heavy, and hard to ignore. The national capital recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 350 at 8 am.
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Air Quality Dips In Kolkata, Howrah, Environmentalists Blame Firecrackers
Kolkata and Howrah's air quality deteriorated sharply on Kali Puja night as firecrackers were burst beyond the permissible hours of 8 pm to 10 pm, defying guidelines issued by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board and police, environmentalists said
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Rekha Gupta Urges Delhiites To Use Green Crackers, Celebrate Diwali Safely
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta appealed to the people of Delhi to protect the city from pollution by using only green firecrackers during Diwali.
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'Very Poor' Air Quality On Diwali Morning In Delhi After Night Of Crackers
Delhi recorded an AQI of 335 on Diwali morning after people burst crackers overnight, causing severe noise pollution and blanketing the national capital in smoke.
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Delhi's Diwali Gets Its Crackle Back. This Time The Green Way
Happiness and excitement returned to the national capital's markets on Sunday as the sale of green firecrackers began ahead of Diwali, following the Supreme Court's nod to allow the use of certified eco-friendly crackers this year.
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65 Shops Burnt Down In Huge Fire At UP's Firecracker Market, Losses In Crores
A massive fire ripped through a temporary firecracker market on the MG College ground in Fatehpur on Sunday, gutting more than 65 shops and destroying dozens of two-wheelers, officials said.
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Less Harmful, But Not Harmless: Delhi Divided Over Green Crackers Ruling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 15) allowed bursting green crackers in Delhi between October 20 and 21. With this, the top court tried to strike a balance between the interests of the industry and public health, it said.
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'I Was Scared': Lithuanian Woman Lights Up Diwali Fireworks For First Time, Video Viral
Lithuania's Monika Kunjeswari Dasi revealed that she was always afraid of firecrackers but decided to take the plunge on Diwali.
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Video: On Busy Lucknow Road, 3 Men Set Off Crackers From Roof Of Moving Car
As India celebrated Diwali on Monday, multiple videos of people performing risky firecracker stunts surfaced online.
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'Green' Crackers Failed. Delhi Suffers Worst Post-Diwali Air In 5 Years
Despite a 77.5 per cent drop in stubble burning, i.e., agricultural waste - normally a significant reason for air pollution in Delhi during the winter - AQI in the national capital plummeted to a five-year post-Diwali low Tuesday morning.
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Man Stabbed To Death In Dispute Over Firecrackers In Chhattisgarh, 2 Arrested
A 60-year-old man was stabbed to death by two men following a heated argument over them bursting firecrackers outside his house in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said on Tuesday.
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AAP Trying To "Defame Diwali": Delhi Minister Amid Toxic Politics Over Pollution
Diwali and the traditional beginning of the smog season in Delhi has also marked the beginning of the expected big fight between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party.
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'Supreme Court Chose Right To Burn Crackers Over Right To Live': Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant, Sherpa of the 2023 G20 Summit in India and former CEO of Centre's think tank NITI Aayog, has said Delhi's air quality "lies in shambles" and only "ruthless and sustained execution" of pollution control can save Delhi
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Man Stabbed To Death After Argument Over Bursting Firecrackers In Delhi
Three men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death after beating him following a dispute over bursting firecrackers in outer north Delhi's Shahbad Dairy in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
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Delhi Plans Artificial Rain As Air Quality Worsens After Diwali Fireworks
Delhi residents woke up on Tuesday to heavy grey haze, reduced visibility and worsened air quality, partly due to the use of firecrackers during Diwali.
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Did Delhi's Green Diwali Work? Air Quality Data From Last Year Shows...
The air is hazy, heavy, and hard to ignore. The national capital recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 350 at 8 am.
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Air Quality Dips In Kolkata, Howrah, Environmentalists Blame Firecrackers
Kolkata and Howrah's air quality deteriorated sharply on Kali Puja night as firecrackers were burst beyond the permissible hours of 8 pm to 10 pm, defying guidelines issued by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board and police, environmentalists said
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Rekha Gupta Urges Delhiites To Use Green Crackers, Celebrate Diwali Safely
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta appealed to the people of Delhi to protect the city from pollution by using only green firecrackers during Diwali.
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'Very Poor' Air Quality On Diwali Morning In Delhi After Night Of Crackers
Delhi recorded an AQI of 335 on Diwali morning after people burst crackers overnight, causing severe noise pollution and blanketing the national capital in smoke.
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Delhi's Diwali Gets Its Crackle Back. This Time The Green Way
Happiness and excitement returned to the national capital's markets on Sunday as the sale of green firecrackers began ahead of Diwali, following the Supreme Court's nod to allow the use of certified eco-friendly crackers this year.
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65 Shops Burnt Down In Huge Fire At UP's Firecracker Market, Losses In Crores
A massive fire ripped through a temporary firecracker market on the MG College ground in Fatehpur on Sunday, gutting more than 65 shops and destroying dozens of two-wheelers, officials said.
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Less Harmful, But Not Harmless: Delhi Divided Over Green Crackers Ruling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 15) allowed bursting green crackers in Delhi between October 20 and 21. With this, the top court tried to strike a balance between the interests of the industry and public health, it said.
