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Red light over Delhi's 'green' crackers - The Economic Times

IN · 2026-10-04

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Key takeaway

Supreme Court permits nationwide use of specified 'green' firecrackers during designated hours, while Delhi-NCR restrictions remain pending.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerthe Supreme Court permits nationwide use of specified green firecrackers during designated hours, creating a legal but time- and product-restricted market
  2. Step 2 · Knock-ononly crackers meeting the specified green formulation qualify, shifting demand toward compliant manufacturers and away from conventional or counterfeit products
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onenforcement against conventional and counterfeit crackers remains a challenge, leaving non-compliant supply able to persist despite the restriction
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youthe question of restrictions in Delhi-NCR remains pending, so pollution-control obligations in the Indo-Gangetic Plain stay unresolved and could tighten further

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Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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