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Green crackers and Delhi-NCR's Diwali pollution
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Green crackers and Delhi-NCR's Diwali pollution
Doubts persist over whether green crackers can curb Diwali pollution in Delhi-NCR.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Concerns have been raised over how effective green crackers are in controlling Delhi-NCR's pollution during Diwali.
Green crackers were developed with the involvement of CSIR-NEERI to reduce emissions and particulate matter compared with conventional firecrackers.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- green crackers
- CSIR-NEERI
- air pollution
- Delhi-NCR
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- green crackers, CSIR-NEERI, air pollution, Delhi-NCR
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Use as an example in GA answers (GS-III: Environment; pollution).
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CSIR-NEERI, which was involved in developing green crackers, is headquartered at:
- Nagpur
- Pune
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
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Answer: A — The correct answer is Nagpur. CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is headquartered at Nagpur.
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