2021 December 22

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22 Dec: PARTIAL BAN ON FIRECRACKERS – ENVIRONMENT VERSUS RELIGION

The “partial ban on firecrackers” was making headlines all over the country right before Diwali as the Supreme Court nixed the blanket ban on firecrackers imposed by the Calcutta High Court. The Apex Court’s decision to impose only a partial ban on firecrackers was welcomed by many but the environmentalist sect was dubious of the move to be sufficient in bringing down the