Chhattisgarh's green cracker initiative empowers about 200 women ahead of Diwali

Sep 12, 2025

Speaking to ANI, a woman working in the factory that produces green firecrackers, thanking to this initiative, said that several women are now able...

3 workers dead, 4 others injured in fire at firecrackers factory in Maharashtra's Solapur

Jan 01, 2023

Three workers of a firecrackers factory died while four others were injured after the manufacturing unit caught fire in the Shirale village in Maharashtra's...

Madurai firecracker factory explosion: CM Stalin announces ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh for kin of dead

Nov 10, 2022

"I was deeply saddened to hear the news that five people died in a sudden explosion today in a Firecrackers factory operating in the...

TN: Fire breaks out at firecracker factory in Cuddalore, 7 killed

Sep 04, 2020

Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 4 : As many as seven people lost their lives and four persons were injured after a fire broke...

"Prioritise celebrating Diwali with lights to avoid noise and air pollution": BMC issues new guidelines for firecracker use during festivities

Oct 29, 2024

The BMC has advised Mumbai residents to refrain from bursting firecrackers after 10 PM and has urged people to reduce the number of firecrackers...

Firecracker sellers in Haryana miffed over cracker ban

Nov 08, 2020

Panchkula (Haryana) [India], November 8 : Shopkeepers selling firecrackers in Panchkula have said that the state government's order to ban the sale of firecrackers...