The use of ‘carbide gun’, a common firecracker device sold as toys on Diwali, has reportedly led to 14 children losing their eyesight, and 122 children getting hospitalised with severe eye injuries in ...

Each Diwali brings new trends in firecrackers, from sparklers to rockets, but this year’s dangerous novelty is the ‘carbide gun’ or ‘desi firecracker gun’. Marketed as toys, these homemade devices are ...