With no relaxation announced yet, people should brace for a cracker-less Deepavali. The rules have been laid out with most States permitting the bursting of green crackers between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
In a key clarification aimed at checking pollution, the Supreme Court has said that its 2021 order allowing only the use of green firecrackers will apply not just to Delhi-NCR but across the country.