Lucknow: Environmentalists are going to love it. UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) surveys have indicated that compared to last year, air and noise pollution levels in the state capital this Diwali plummeted drastically by 40 and 10 percent respectively.

NEW DELHI: The motivation could have been global recession, strict enforcement of the law or even plain concern for the environment, but in the end Delhi made an effort to remain

Diwali this year was indeed quieter and cleaner. Whether it was because of unusually expensive firecrackers, fears of recession playing festive spoiler or the spread of environmental awareness, the city seems to have burst less crackers this Diwali compared to the last. Air and noise pollution levels on Tuesday dropped significantly over most parts of the city compared with Diwali last year.

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Bangalore, DHNS:

The High Court has directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to initiate action against a Maharashtra-based agro company which is establishing a distillery unit at a village in Bagalkot.

The fancy firecrackers displayed at one of the sales outlets of Devi Fireworks at Poozhikkunnu.
ATHUL LAL A.G.:The countdown has begun for Deepavali, the festival of lights, and master crackermen in the city are all set to make the most of this year

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