Firecrackers
What are Green Crackers?
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic related situation and concerns regarding increasing pollution due to firecrackers during festive season, many states have imposed certain rules on fireworks in the year 2021. Highlights States have imposed either a complete or partial ban on ..
Tags: Air pollution • Air Pollution in India • CSIR-NEERI • Delhi pollution • Delhi Pollution Control Committee
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
SC bans use of five heavy metals in firecrackers
The Supreme Court has imposed ban on use of five harmful heavy metals like lithium, antimony, mercury, arsenic and lead in the manufacturing of firecrackers as they cause air pollution. The SC order came on a 2015 petition filed by ..
Tags: Air pollution • Environment • Firecrackers • Heavy Metals • National
