A petition has been filed in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking ban on bursting firecrackers on the grounds that they cause pollution and promote child labour.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/plea-national-green-tribunal-seeks-ban-firecrackers
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ananya-dutta
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-pune-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diwali
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/festival
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/noise-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-labour
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment