Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Launches Domestically Made Green Eco-Friendly Crackers Ahead Of Diwali

Ahead of the festival of Diwali, the Union Minister for Health, Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday (5 October) launched eco-friendly firecrackers which have been manufactured in India, reports The Economic Times.

The crackers, according to Dr Vardhan have been developed in the labs of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). These crackers include sound-emitting crackers, pencil and flowerpot crackers and also sparklers.

Hailing the development, Dr Vardhan said, "I am very happy that on one hand, we would be using eco-friendly crackers this Deepawali, and, on the other hand, our traditional festival celebrations with lights and firecrackers shall remain intact. Millions of homes which are dependent on the sale and manufacture of fireworks will also rejoice this festival, thanks to our scientists!"

As many as 165 fireworks manufacturers have been roped into to produce the crackers developed by CSIR under license, and 65 more of such manufacturers are expected to come on-board soon.

The newly launched green crackers can be differentiated from the conventional crackers by a green logo and well as a Quick Response (QR) coding system.