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Eco-friendly Crackers of CSIR

October 7 , 2019 1865 days 1082 0
  • On 6th October, 2019, Ministry of Science and Technology launched new set of crackers developed by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) called Eco – friendly crackers.
  • These crackers help to reduce particulate emissions by 30% by producing same level of light and sound.
  • The regular crackers release Barium Nitrate the main pollutant.
  • It is now replaced with Potassium Nitrate.
  • Green crackers reduce the emissions of Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide and reduces the overall harmful particulate emissions.
  • A Raw Materials Compositional Analysis (RACE) facility has been launched in Sivakasi to facilitate manufacturers for testing their raw materials and chemicals.

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