Even if consumers are able to track down a shop selling green firecrackers, there are only two types on sale — anaars (fountain crackers) and phuljhadis (sparklers). And, they’re 30-50% ...

Diwali 2024: Delhi’s Minister of Environment and Development, Gopal Rai, said that crackers have no bearing on any religion. When Diwali was first celebrated, it was to welcome Lord Rama to ...

But it is still early days to say for sure whether people who are battling an uncertain future will choose to blow away their Covid-19-related stress by bursting crackers and celebrating Diwali ...