Earlier last month, Delhi government had banned firecrackers this Diwali citing 'air pollution' even though studies have shown firecrackers contribute negligible to air pollution as compared to stubble burning.
Firecracker sellers in Delhi wonder how a single-day festival responsible for pollution in the capital city after Delhi govt banned Diwali firecrackers
With COVID-19 cases receding, the craftsmen had anticipated a healthy demand for Ravana effigies but their hopes were dashed after the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government ordered a ban on firecrackers