{
  "id": 18632400,
  "title": "Deepavali 2026: All you need to know about Supreme Court-permitted time slots, green crackers and other directives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/deepavali-2026-all-you-need-to-know-about-supreme-court-permitted-18632400",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T03:45:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/diwali-2026-supreme-court-green-cracker-norms-permitted-time-slots-and-other-directions/article71669897.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Supreme Court of India permitted the use of green firecrackers during Deepavali in Delhi-NCR on November 7 and 8, 2026, recognizing it as a \"religious practice.\" This move aimed to balance tradition with environmental and health concerns, as the unregulated use of firecrackers historically leads to a sharp rise in Air Quality Index (AQI) and pollution levels. The court imposed time slots for bursting certified green firecrackers, restricting them to between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., and between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., while prohibiting any bursting within a 300-meter radius of hospitals, nursing homes, primary and district health centres, old age homes, and silence zones.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}