1 Background • Fireworks are of growing environmental concerns due to emissions including particulate matter, SO2 & NOx • The Apex Court imposed a ban on the sa

Date: issued 23.10.2018. 1 Background • Fireworks are of growing environmental concerns due to emissions including particulate matter, SO2 & NOx • The Apex Court imposed a ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR in 2017 • Indian Fireworks industry with annual turnover of over 6000-crore worth and annual growth rate of about 10 percent provides employment opportunities to over 5 lakh families directly or indirectl (Extractive summary — verify with official source.)