GREEN CRACKERS
WHY IN NEWS?
- In a bid to resolve the crisis of air pollution, the Government has launched green firecrackers. These crackers are available as sparklers, flowerpots, maroons and atom bombs and have been developed by the National Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) lab. CSIR has signed agreements with 230 companies to manufacture green crackers and make them available for sale.
WHAT ARE GREEN CRACKERS?
- They don’t contain banned chemicals such as lithium, arsenic, barium 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. They are designed to have 30% less aprticulate matter pollution.
- They have been developed by National Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, a CSIR LAB.