Supreme Court Reiterates Ban on Firecrackers, Denies Request for Barium Compounds

The Supreme Court of India, on Friday, stood firm on its decision to continue the ban on firecrackers, turning down the appeal by firecracker manufacturers for the inclusion of barium in green crackers. The bench, led by Justices A.S. Bopanna and M.M. Sundresh, made it clear that the court’s earlier directives, which barred the use […]