New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed certified green crackers in Delhi-NCR for two days (November 7 and 8) on Diwali. The top court will restore full ban from November 9. Permission to burst firecrackers has been granted on the same lines as those laid down by this Court in its order dated October 15 last year. Accordingly, the authorities shall ensure that firecrackers are allowed to be burst only between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM, and 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM on November 7 and 8, 2026.
\n\nA bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale directed that firecrackers should not be burst within a 300-metre radius of hospitals, nursing homes, primary and district health centres, old-age homes and any notified silence zones. These areas will be declared ‘No-Cracker Zones’, marked on the ground and publicised. The same restrictions shall also apply to educational institutions.
\n\nThe top court directed the concerned authorities to make all necessary efforts to ensure compliance, emphasising that care should be taken to avoid causing any inconvenience to those suffering from ailments.
\n\n"The firecracker and fireworks manufacturers who possess valid certification for the green crackers, as certified by the CSIR-NEERI, as well…
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