Overview

• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the Delhi government will file a written plea asking the Supreme Court to allow certified green firecrackers for Diwali.
• The proposal commits to permitting only products certified by NEERI and PESO and produced by authorized manufacturers, with enforcement and public participation.
• All firecrackers remain prohibited in the capital under current Supreme Court directions.
• The court recently allowed licensed makers to produce green crackers on an undertaking not to sell in prohibited Delhi-NCR areas and sought a stakeholder plan from the Centre before hearings this week.
• Green crackers developed by CSIR-NEERI aim to reduce emissions and noise without eliminating pollution, and the bench has questioned Delhi-only restrictions while weighing broader policy.