Green Crackers

Question 1

____ are dubbed as ‘eco-friendly’ crackers and are known to cause less air and noise pollution as compared to traditional firecrackers.

Answer 1

Green Crackers

Question 2

These crackers were first designed by the

Answer 2

National Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)

Question 3

____is a constituent of CSIR to conduct research and developmental studies in environmental science and engineering.

Answer 3

NEERI

in 2018

Question 4

Regular crackers also produce

Answer 4

160-200 decibels of sound

Question 5

green crackers are limited to about

Answer 5

100-130 decibels

Question 6

These crackers do not use sulphur or potassium nitrate, and thus release water vapour instead of certain key pollutants. Name it

Answer 6

SWAS - Safe Water Releaser

able to control particulate matter (PM) emissions by upto 30%

Question 7

Just like SWAS, ____ also does not contain sulphur and potassium nitrate, and besides controlling particulate dust emissions, it also has lower sound intensity. Name it

Answer 7

STAR – Safe Thermite Cracker

Question 8

It replaces aluminium content with magnesium and thus produces reduced levels of pollutants. Name it

Answer 8

SAFAL – Safe Minimal Aluminium

Question 9

____ is tasked with certifying that the crackers are made without arsenic, mercury, and barium, and are not loud beyond a certain threshold.

Answer 9

Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)
* was established in 1898
* in Nagpur, Maharashtra
* under Ministry of Commerce and Industries

a nodal agency for regulating safety of substances such as explosives, compressed gases and petroleum