WorldPhoto: Hindustan TimesDelhi Struggles to Enforce Green Firecracker Curbs, Pollution Worsens
Despite the Supreme Court allowing green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for limited hours before Diwali, enforcement was weak and fireworks continued past midnight after the ban began. This worsened pollution in the city, already facing hazardous air quality. Experts note green firecrackers emit less pollution but are not pollution-free, and monitoring to distinguish them from conventional crackers is ineffective.
Hindustan Times··Delhi



