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Green firecrackers at New Delhi
November 3 , 2020
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- This Diwali, which falls on November 14, is likely to be India’s first green Diwali.
- Only ‘green’ firecrackers can be manufactured, sold and used in the national capital of India.
- These firecrackers are 30 per cent less polluting compared to ordinary ones.
- The chemical Barium Nitrate is responsible for heavy smoke and emissions.
- Green crackers also don't contain banned chemicals such as lithium, arsenic, and lead.
- They are called Safe Water Releaser (SWAS), Safe Thermite Cracker (STAR) and Safe Minimal Aluminium (SAFAL) crackers.
- Green crackers release water vapour and don't allow the dust particles to rise.
- The smoke mainly comes from emissions of Sulphur dioxide (So2) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
- The Nagpur-based CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) formulated these crackers.
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