Call it a flash of inspiration. A US Army team of pyrotechnics experts has discovered that a compound long dismissed as inert could replace the toxic metal currently used in green-coloured fireworks.

A section of fireworks manufacturers urged the Centre to revoke ban on use of barium nitrate in fireworks manufacturing and relaxation for making low denomination chain crackers. Representatives of ...

How do they get the brilliant sparks of red, white and blue in fireworks displays? NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with Harry Gilliam, founder of Skylighter, a supplier for pyrotechnics in Round Hill, Va.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the CBI to probe the allegations that Tamil Nadu-based firecracker manufacturers have been using 'Barium Nitrate' in production of 'green crackers' ...