GREEN CRACKERS

Oct. 6, 2019

In a bid to resolve the crisis of air pollution, the Government of India launched green firecrackers.

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  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) labs have been successful in developing various environment-friendly fireworks such as sound emitting crackers, flowerpots, pencils, chakkar and sparklers.

  • The emissions testing facilities for the new fire crackers have been set up at CSIR-NEERI.

  • Further, a Raw Materials Compositional Analysis (RACE) facility has been launched in Sivakasi to facilitate manufacturers for testing their raw materials and chemicals. 

Source : PIB

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