New Delhi, Oct 14, 2024 (AFP) - India's capital bans fireworks to curb air pollution

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2024-10-14

India's capital New Delhi ordered Monday a "complete ban" on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city where levels are regularly ranked among the worst in the world. The ban is the toughest in a string of restrictions on the hugely popular firecrackers -- rules that have been widely flouted. "There will be a complete ban on the manufacturing, storage, selling... and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers," the Delhi Pollution Control Com......

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