After the Supreme Court’s intervention, is the version that has hit the shelves less polluting? How has the market valued at ₹1,800 crore reacted and what do manufacturers and traders say about the research and legal clarity?
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. These are milder avatars of traditional firecrackers in terms of the sound and smoke generated when burnt. The Supreme Court had banned the use of barium nitrate, a key pollutant in crackers. The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), a part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was asked to facilitate the development of green crackers.
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/how-green-are-deepavali-crackers/article29807948.ece
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After the Supreme Court’s intervention, is the version that has hit the shelves less polluting? How has the market valued at ₹1,800 crore reacted and what do manufacturers and traders say about the research and legal clarity? 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. These are milder avatars of traditional firecrackers in terms of the sound and smoke generated when burnt. The Supreme Court had banned the use of barium nitrate, a key pollutant in crackers. The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), a part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was asked to facilitate the development of green crackers. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/how-green-are-deepavali-crackers/article29807948.ece