Only green crackers will be permitted during limited hours, from 8 PM to 10 PM on Diwali, with adjusted timings for Gurpurab, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. In major cities such as Patna ...

In Gurugram, Haryana, only green crackers are permitted on Diwali night, while Punjab has allocated a two-hour window from 8 ...

With a week to go for Diwali, many states have put in place restrictions on the manufacture, sale, and use of crackers to curb the expected rise in pollution during the festival. Green crackers ...