following indian 1 court's recent order banning the polluting fire-2, the made-in-china electronic crackers, or e-crackers, have indeed created a buzz in the markets in indian capital.
印度最高法院近期下令禁止燃放鞭炮,来自中国的电子鞭炮,在印度首都市场引起购买热潮。
the chinese e-crackers are as per the norms set by the court, as they do not emit smoke and also produce light and sound,
3 suitably
4 as environment-friendly.
bursting fire-crackers is an integral part of celebrations during the festival of lights or diwali, one of the major festivals
5 across india with much pump and show.
diwali falls on nov. 7 this year. considering the rising air pollution levels in delhi, the
6 court of india last month banned bursting polluting fire-crackers on the diwali night.
over the past couple of weeks, the air quality in delhi has been getting worse with each passing day, even a thick blanket of smoke has
7 delhi and its surrounding areas. one of the major causes of delhi's polluted air is the burning of crops-residue (stubble) by farmers in the neighbouring states of punjab and haryana.
in the
8 circumstances, the china-made e-crackers being sold in delhi's chandichowk area, which has a traditional
9 market of fire-crackers, has caught everyone's attention. the crackers are ignited by a remote control, and create sounds below the standards set by the government.
raju, one of the sellers of such e-crackers at the "lala lajpat rai market" in chandnichowk area, right opposite the historic red fort, told xinhua that it was a new trend among the youths who are more environment friendly. and, also there is a clear direction from the supreme court banning the polluting fire-crackers and allowing only the green non-polluting crackers.
the apex court also set the
10 of bursting green-crackers, between 20:00 and 22:00 on the diwali night.