Green crackers promise less pollution, but how green are they really?
Business Standard · Barkha Mathur ·
Green crackers promise to cut particulate and gaseous emissions, but they are not pollution-free. How much cleaner are they, and can they make a difference to Diwali air quality?
Green crackers promise to cut particulate and gaseous emissions, but they are not pollution-free. How much cleaner are they, and can they make a difference to Diwali air quality?
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The Supreme Court, earlier this week, allowed the use of certified green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for two days during Diwali, while ordering the complete ban from November 9. The court said firecrackers containing barium and those not approved by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) as green crackers would not be permitted.
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