As SC refuses blanket ban on fireworks, TN's Sivakasi sighs in relief

This means the fireworks industry will not lose out on its biggest annual sale

Sivakasi, the small town in Tamil Nadu which manufactures nearly 90 per cent of the firecrackers in India, erupted in celebrations after news broke on Tuesday that the Supreme Court(SC) had not imposed a complete ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali. However, the jubilation did not last long. Once the ruling was read in full, it became clear the court had allowed the sale and manufacture of only low-emission “green” firecrackers.
 

This has stumped manufacturers since as of now there is no such thing as “green” firecrackers — not only in India, but anywhere in the world. At present they