Home Minister G Parameshwara said, “Even on Monday morning, I spoke to the Commissioner about the issue. We had previously stressed the sale and use of only green crackers, issuing circulars to ...

He stressed that bursting green crackers can only tackle pollution and other fire accidents at the festival. Monday, Jun 30, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe. Sign in. My Account. Subscribe.

Certified green crackers emit 30% less particulate matter and cause less noise pollution. The certification process involves testing the levels of barium and heavy metals.

1.) Green crackers are eco-friendly because they are made using less polluting raw materials and thus cause less pollution as compared to traditional ones.

Green crackers are eco-friendly and do not contain lead, barium, arsenic and lithium. They are designed to release water vapour which will not allow dust particles to rise, reducing emissions.

However, customers have a different story to say. “Not many shops are selling green crackers as they claim that the prices are higher than the regular ones. With not many options, people are ...

TIRUPATI: Despite Indian government taking steps towards promoting green firecrackers, their sales are miniscule; as they cost 30–50 percent more than conventional crackers. Moreover, there are ...

These green crackers include flower pots, pencils, sparklers, maroons, bombs etc and have been developed by the National Environment and Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), CSIR Laboratory.

Diwali 2022: The term ‘Green cracker ’comes in the scene when Diwali is around the corner. Green always does not mean that it is environment friendly. So, what exactly are green crackers?

Green crackers use alternative, yet harmful chemicals like potassium nitrate and aluminium instead of magnesium and barium, and carbon instead of arsenic and other harmful pollutants,” Mr. ...

Green Crackers or Eco-friendly firecrackers: Ahead of Diwali, many states and union territories have issued guidelines restricting the bursting of firecrackers. In most of the states, these guidelines ...