India
Supreme Court allows next-gen green joint crackers
The Hindu··30 Sept
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a nationwide firecracker ban and accepted CSIR-NEERI advice for a limited, conditional relaxation. It allowed manufacture of next-generation joined green crackers meeting noise, emission and safety rules ahead of Deepavali. CSIR-NEERI cited a 30 percent emissions cut versus conventional joined crackers and noise within a 125 dB peak limit.
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What It Means For You
- Specified next-generation joint green crackers, or laris, can be made under licensed rules.
- The court said it would not allow unrestricted 24-hour bursting everywhere.
- Assessment of barium in other green crackers runs until October 15, HT reported.
What's Happening
- A bench headed by Justice M.M. Sundresh heard the Centre cite CSIR-NEERI findings.
- The scientific body said new joined green crackers were developed without barium.
- The order sits on a 2015 petition by minors seeking a complete national ban.
What the science brief said
- Tests showed solid waste from smaller shells fell by between 4 percent and 32 percent.
- Conventional joined crackers burst 25 braids a second; next-gen complete five, the report said.
- In October 2025 the court had already allowed some green crackers during Diwali.
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