‘Green crackers’ are a farce, considering the small number of licensed units with approval from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation for production of a limited number of products ...

Cracker ban spells gloom for Sivakasi. Manufacturers have been blindsided by the abrupt ban, announced days before Diwali, a season when the town in Tamil Nadu sells over 80% of its crackers; ...

Cracker production dips in Sivakasi Strict enforcement of norms by various agencies said to be the cause for this fall Updated - November 16, 2021 09:46 pm IST - SIVAKASI: ...

Sivakasi cracker industry looks for a sparkle. October 23, 2013 11:15 IST. Image: People light earthen lamps in the shape of Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, on the eve of Diwali.

Crackers from Sivakasi based in Tamil Nadu, which is one of the oldest and the biggest firecracker manufacturing hubs in India, are available in the markets.

Over 40 kg of banned firecrackers was seized from Nayanpur in Barasat, North 24-Parganas, on Wednesday afternoon during a joint raid by the state pollution control board (PCB) and state police ...

The devastating fire at Sivakasi in September has affected the cracker market in Bhubaneswar and Jatni, a major wholesale market. BHUBANESWAR: The devastating fire at Sivakasi in September has ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Though Deepavali is around the corner, cracker shop owners in Sivakasi and surrounding areas are facing a decline in sales due to the cropping up of thousands of outlets against the ...

But our prices are on the higher side. We were losing out to Sivakasi due to higher prices as people prefer to buy crackers at cheaper rates," said Gopojit Pathak, president of the Barpeta Atasbazee ...