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Are Green Firecrackers Less Polluting than Traditional Ones?
The Supreme Court permitted green firecracker sales and use under strict conditions, with sales limited to designated locations and monitoring by pollution control boards.
- On October 15, 2025, the Supreme Court relaxed its ban and permitted green firecrackers sale and use in Delhi National Capital Region from October 18 to October 21 around Diwali.
- The court concluded the blanket prohibition backfired, increasing smuggling of conventional crackers, while petitioners argued the ban was arbitrary and the Commission for Air Quality Management reported enforcement gaps.
- The court restricted bursting to specific hours: 6–7 am and 8–10 pm, allowing only CSIR‑National Environmental Engineering Research Institute ‑approved crackers with QR codes sold offline by licensed traders at designated locations.
- The court directed pollution boards to begin AQI monitoring from October 18 and ordered police authorities to form patrol teams to verify QR codes; it also banned crackers from outside Delhi‑NCR and those containing barium.
- The court framed the move as a trial relaxation, allowing it only on a trial basis while Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai urged, `We have to take a balanced approach, permitting it in moderation while not compromising with the environment`.
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Are green firecrackers less polluting than traditional ones?
The Supreme Court has relaxed the complete ban on firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). This Diwali, the sale and bursting of green crackers has been permitted, albeit with certain conditions. Green crackers do not contain harmful chemicals like sulphur nitrates, arsenic, magnesium, sodium, lead, and barium. But are they less polluting than traditional crackers?
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