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Explained: What are Green Crackers - SWAS, STAR and SAFAL?

Firecrackers are enjoyed by most of the children in the Diwali festival. And every time it is seen that due to crackers air pollution increases (esp. at the time of Diwali, particularly due to  the post-harvest  'parali' or stubble burning in the agricultural fields of Punjab, Haryana and Western UP ) and affects health. CSIR developed green crackers which are better than previous sound-emitting crackers and other fireworks. Let us read more about green crackers, how they will help in combating air pollution, the composition of green crackers, etc. The green crackers developed by the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) include flower pots, pencils, sparkles, and chakkar. No doubt that green crackers are environment-friendly and are developed to reduce air pollution that causes health hazards. Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems confronting our civilisation today. Mainly, it is caused by human activities like mining, cons...