Editing Firecracker (section)

=== Green or environment friendly firecracker===
{{anchor | Green | Green cracker | Green firecracker | Environment friendly firecracker }}

After India's [[National Green Tribunal]] (NGT) enacted a ban on the sale and use of crackers on [[Diwali]] festival in 2020, the [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) developed green crackers made from cleaner raw materials which reduce   emissions  by suppressing the production of dust; their emissions are 30% lower but are also of reduced loudness, at 110-125 decibels instead of the more than 160 decibels of traditional firecrackers. However, green crackers still contain harmful pollutants such as [[aluminium]], [[barium]], [[potassium nitrate]] and carbon.<ref name=htcrack1>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-are-green-firecrackers-all-you-need-to-know/story-dk4fuHpeZPp8nAOZWR6VOI.html What are green firecrackers? All you need to know], Hindustan Times, 13 Nov 2020 .</ref>