Have a cracking celebration
3 years, 2 months ago

Have a cracking celebration

The Hindu  

The festival season is well on its way, and what better time to burst crackers, right? Primarily, it causes extensive air pollution and fills the air with metal particles, dangerous toxins, harmful chemicals and smoke. Three types are available in India — Safe Water Releaser, Safe Minimal Aluminium, and Safe Thermite Cracker. Go green, stay safe Here are some tips to ensure that you and your friends are safe: Buy your firecrackers from licensed and reliable sellers. It is best for the elderly to stay indoors away from noise and pollution; keep very young children away from the area where crackers are being burst.

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In Graphics | Are Green crackers all that they’re cracked up to be?
1 year, 2 months ago

In Graphics | Are Green crackers all that they’re cracked up to be?

Firstpost  

As Diwali approaches, the focus in once again on Green crackers. Developed by scientists at CSIR-NEERI, they are cheaper, more eco-friendly and less noisy than conventional fireworks As Diwali approaches and the pollution levels across India dip – sometimes to alarming levels – the focus is once again on ‘Green crackers’. As per Hindustan Times, green crackers, unlike normal firecrackers, …

Explainer: The chemistry of green crackers work, and how they help
2 years, 2 months ago

Explainer: The chemistry of green crackers work, and how they help

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : As in previous years, a number of states have banned pollution-causing firecrackers ahead of Diwali, allowing only those that have come to be known as green crackers. Green crackers seek to produce the same light-and-sound effect as conventional crackers but emit lower amounts of pollutants. How green is different Green crackers have the same pyrotechnic composition as …

Most find green, traditional crackers out of reach this Diwali
2 years, 2 months ago

Most find green, traditional crackers out of reach this Diwali

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Despite Indian government taking steps towards promoting green firecrackers, their sales are miniscule; as they cost 30–50 percent more than conventional crackers. Green crackers are no match for traditional ones, whose visual and audio output is much better and higher,” he Sekhar pointed out. Compared to last year, prices of conventional crackers have risen by an average of 20–25 …

Explained: What are green crackers and why should we use them this Diwali?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: What are green crackers and why should we use them this Diwali?

Firstpost  

Green firecrackers are eco-friendly; they cause 30 per cent less pollution than conventional ones. Green crackers are low-emission crackers free of harmful chemicals like sulphur nitrates, arsenic, magnesium, sodium, lead, and barium. However, green crackers cause 30 per cent less air pollution as compared to traditional ones. “Green crackers reduce emissions substantially and absorb dust and don’t contain hazardous elements …

TNPCB urges people to celebrate Deepavali with green crackers
2 years, 3 months ago

TNPCB urges people to celebrate Deepavali with green crackers

The Hindu  

This year too, the State government has permitted bursting of crackers on Deepavali for two hours — from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on that day. In a press release, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Jayanthi M. said that residents must avoid noisy crackers and use only green crackers. “Let us celebrate a noiseless …

What are green crackers? Know which states imposed rules on fireworks this year
3 years, 3 months ago

What are green crackers? Know which states imposed rules on fireworks this year

Hindustan Times  

In view of the coronavirus disease related situation and concerns surrounding the rising level of pollution due to firecrackers during the festive season, several states have imposed certain rules on fireworks this year. ‘Green crackers’ are low-emission fireworks permitted by the Supreme Court for celebrations to a moderate degree during festivals, relaxing the ‘complete ban’ on fireworks previously imposed in …

Green firecrackers may not be that green after all, finds a survey in Mumbai
4 years, 1 month ago

Green firecrackers may not be that green after all, finds a survey in Mumbai

The Hindu  

In 2018 the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research developed what it termed as green firecrackers, the effectiveness and use of which have been a subject of debate. The hybrid crackers developed by the CSIR use less polluting raw materials whose chemical formulations ensure a suppression of dust so that when the cracker explodes there are reduced particle emissions in …

Exclusive: Cracker ban slips through cracks in Delhi, NCR
4 years, 2 months ago

Exclusive: Cracker ban slips through cracks in Delhi, NCR

India Today  

A ban notwithstanding, fireworks seem to have trickled into the hands of Diwali revellers in the national capital region, threatening to poison its awful air further as the novel coronavirus makes a vicious resurgence in Delhi. BAN UP IN SMOKE IN PARTS OF NCR Police have formed special squads across Delhi to check illegal sales, but an India Today investigation …

Diwali 2020: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, others allow sale of green crackers, here’s what you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

Diwali 2020: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, others allow sale of green crackers, here’s what you need to know

Firstpost  

Green crackers come in two categories: one without barium salt and the other with lesser quantities of barium. Both would lead to a 30 percent to 35 percent emission reduction Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and a few other states have allowed the bursting of green crackers this Diwali. News Agency ANI tweeted that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has allowed the …

As pollution rises, NGT appeals Delhi govt to ban green crackers
4 years, 2 months ago

As pollution rises, NGT appeals Delhi govt to ban green crackers

India Today  

It could be yet another Diwali without crackers in Delhi as the national capital continues to remain covered under a thick blanket of smog due to high levels of air pollution and stubble burning in neighbouring states. While green crackers are up for sale in markets, the National Green Tribunal has asked the Centre as well as the states to …

Poor air quality and high-prices dampen sale of green crackers
4 years, 2 months ago

Poor air quality and high-prices dampen sale of green crackers

India Today  

In a bid to keep a check on pollution during winters, the Delhi government has decided to make Diwali pollution-free and has only allowed eco-friendly crackers to be used during the festival. However, the price of green crackers has gone up by 15-40 per cent during the time of the pandemic. Jain also added that only two varieties of green …

Explained: How green are Deepavali crackers?
5 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How green are Deepavali crackers?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last October, in a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India mandated the use of green crackers for Deepavali, prescribing specific norms for the manufacture. This year, for the first time, ‘green crackers’ have been made available in markets, though the reach has been limited. Months before the ban, a group of research institutes of the …

Green crackers: Short on sound and light, high on confusion
5 years, 2 months ago

Green crackers: Short on sound and light, high on confusion

The Hindu  

The sky on the night of October 27 may not be the usual riot of colours and noise levels in the neighbourhood may be lower than normal. Worst crisis As a result, the fireworks hub is facing its worst-ever crisis this year as manufacturers have not been able to produce ‘green’ crackers with the new formula provided by NEERI. “Only …

Expect more light, less noise this Diwali
5 years, 2 months ago

Expect more light, less noise this Diwali

The Hindu  

This Diwali there will be more light and less noise due to unavailability of crackers with high decibel sound because of strict certification norms by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation, said a police officer on Wednesday. The officer said that during a meeting with licence applicants for firecrackers, the retailers informed that due to confusion over newly-introduced green firecracker …

Delhi set to choke on toxic crackers
5 years, 3 months ago

Delhi set to choke on toxic crackers

India Today  

On the eve of last year’s Diwali, the Supreme Court banned conventional firecrackers and ruled that only green ones with reduced emissions will be allowed. We wish to follow instructions and celebrate all festivals in an eco-friendly way, but we are not able to find these green crackers anywhere, said a member of Shri Ram Bhakt Ramlila Committee, Hari Nagar. …

Ground Zero | Green crackers make Sivakasi see red
6 years, 2 months ago

Ground Zero | Green crackers make Sivakasi see red

The Hindu  

Selvarajan is a man besieged. According to an affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change in the Supreme Court on August 21 last, ‘green crackers’ are less polluting, with lower emission levels. In its affidavit to the Supreme Court, the Ministry has mentioned a ‘CSIR-Kaliswari joint facility’, which is Selvarajan’s firm, Sri Kaliswari Fireworks Private Limited, …

Soon, new generation of plant-­based ‘green crackers’ for less-polluting Diwali
6 years, 2 months ago

Soon, new generation of plant-­based ‘green crackers’ for less-polluting Diwali

Hindustan Times  

After developing a range of ‘green crackers’ by simply changing their chemical balance, Indian scientists have inched closer towards making another range of fireworks which would be based on plant-based products and alternative chemicals to further bring down post-Diwali pollution. Though Indian scientists are working on a range of fireworks based on plant-based produts, these ‘green crackers’, however, won’t be …

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