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SC permits green crackers in Delhi-NCR for Diwali
The Hindu BusinessLine·
The Supreme Court allowed green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR from 6 to 7 am and 8 to 10 pm on November 7 and 8. Diwali falls on November 8. The complete ban returns from November 9, 2026. No fireworks are allowed within 300 metres of hospitals, nursing homes or health centres. Only CSIR-NEERI and PESO certified green crackers may be made.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Households in Delhi-NCR get two short daily windows on November 7 and 8 only.
- Series crackers known as ladis and garlands remain barred from manufacture and sale.
- Crackers with barium or without CSIR-NEERI green approval stay banned.
What's Happening
- Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale issued the directions in an October 29 order released Monday.
- Certified makers may manufacture approved green crackers from November 2 to November 6.
- Authorities were told to block illegal and conventional cracker flows into Delhi-NCR.
Limits around the festival
- Educational institutions are to be marked as no-cracker zones along with health sites.
- The court restored the earlier complete ban from November 9.
- PESO certification sits alongside CSIR-NEERI listing for permitted green products.
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