India, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Friday allowed certified manufacturers to produce green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR but barred their sale in the region.

The court added that only those authorised by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) will be permitted.

The court also directed the Centre to work with stakeholders and present a solution on the ban on sale and storage of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR by October 8.

Earlier this month, while addressing the firecracker ban in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court questioned why restrictions were applied selectively, remarking that if clean air was a right for the "elite" citizens of the national capital, it should eq...