14 DAY TRIAL // Today India begins the celebration of Diwali, a festival of lights and color. In order to highlight their concern towards the environment, Indian officials decided that their enthusiasm should be expressed in a more earth-friendly manner.
India proved that not only international super powers are interested in developing safer, greener alternatives for all the items and devices which make our lives better.
Therefore, authorities decided to invest in ecological, smokeless firecrackers which will be used like in every other year, to enlighten the national event, which marks the triumph of good over evil.
Their decision also seems to be highlighting the triumph of an earth-friendly attitude over negligence and lack of interest towards environmental issues.
“Unlike the normal cracker-making method, the eco-friendly crackers are based on a vacuum combustion method.These crackers produce colorful sparks with a considerable sound and less smoke,” declared A. Mutha, one of the providers of fireworks.
Diwaly is known as a five-day celebration which has become a national tradition, implying large family meals, lots of color, glitter, sound and firecrackers. Therefore, fireworks couldn't be removed from the equation.
Officials thought the best option would be to improve their quality and they came up with fireworks manufactured from recycled paper, which unlike their older relatives, do not contain toxins or harmful chemicals.
“Diwali is known for fireworks, it is not complete without bursting crackers. So, the best way is to opt for eco-friendly crackers and save the environment without dampening the festival mood,” declared Akhilesh Gupta, a local businessman for India Today.
It would be hard for authorities to support an initiative which does not help them save money. Adopting an eco-friendly attitude almost never happens unless financial gratifications are expected.
Therefore, India has also analyzed the new firecrackers from this perspective and officials reached the conclusion that the green smokeless products are actually cheaper than standard ones.
Despite the great benefits of fireworks that don't pollute and don't seem to be expensive, it is hard to apply these benefits in rural areas, where people are still skeptic when it comes to progress of any kind.
In such regions, inhabitants think that traditional firecrackers play a significant part in the Dalawi celebration.