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CUTTACK: Crackers creating noise above 125 decibel will be strictly banned in Cuttack this Diwali.

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is likely to rake in Rs 40 lakh revenue through the new 'clean environment charges' on firecracker retailers and wholesalers in the city.

GHAZIABAD: A two-stage analysis to ascertain air and noise pollution in Ghaziabad during the Diwali season will be conducted by UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) later this month.

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) officials will be monitoring the air quality in the city a week before Diwali and on Diwali i.e.

Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Thursday wrote to Delhi Police and to the customs department, asking them to ensure that import of prohibited firecrackers into Delhi is not permitted.

GURGAON: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) on Thursday launched a no-plastic and no-cracker campaign to tackle air pollution this Diwali.

With Diwali a little over two weeks away, the Delhi government Thursday wrote to the Customs department and Delhi Police on ways to stop the import and sale of harmful crackers.

PPCB video on ill-effects of firecrackers to be screened in cinema halls

PUNE: This festive season, the Anti-Noise Pollution Committee is hoping more and more citizens will let go of made-up traditions and embrace the Diwali Oath instead.

MUMBAI: The city relived last year's most polluted day on Sunday as a dust storm blew towards the suburbs, worsening the air quality drastically.

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