Background The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, was passed by the Parliament in 2021. What is the Act all about? The monitoring and management of air quality in the Delhi-NCR …
Context The Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago conducted the air quality life index study and the findings were of utmost significance for India. Findings of the study India’s entire population lives in areas where the annual average particulate pollution …
What is the Graded Response Action Plan? The GRAP is a step-by-step plan to counter Delhi-NCR region’s deteriorating air quality. It was formulated by the Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPCA) jointly with the Delhi government in 2017. The …
Background The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, was passed by the Parliament in 2021. What is the Act all about? The monitoring and management of air quality in the Delhi-NCR …
About NMCG National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. NMCG aims to ensure effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach to …
Background The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, was passed by the Parliament in 2021. What is the Act all about? The monitoring and management of air quality in the Delhi-NCR …
Context The ban on single-use plastic products did not yield effective results due to implementation and enforcement gaps which have to be addressed. Background information India has defined single-use plastic as disposable plastics that are commonly used for packaging and …
About Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. According to …
About Air Quality Index AQI is a number, which is a measure of air quality. The higher the AQI, the worse the air. The colour-coded AQI index was launched in India in 2014, and it helps the public and the …
Context According to a study published recently in the journal PLoS ONE, an estimated 170 trillion plastic particles weighing about 2 million metric tons are currently afloat in the oceans across the world. The study cautions that if no urgent …