Pollution Current Affairs

NGT task force to combat air pollution monitor remedial steps

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted an eight-member National Task Force to combat air pollution and monitor remedial steps to improve air quality. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The NTF will comprise senior officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Petroleum, Transport, Power, Agriculture, Health […]

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Delhi’s Air Quality Remains in “Poor” Category

Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) reported that the overall air quality in the national capital slightly improved but remained in the poor category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) clocking at 235. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The concentration of particulate matter of 10 micrometres (PM10) — coarse particles

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Nepal to close all educational institutions amid degrading air quality

Nepal government has decided to close all educational institutions till 2nd April 2021, owing to degrading air quality. Ministry of Education decided to close the educational institutions for this week. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Education Ministry has requested parents to ensure children are mostly staying indoors, limiting their exposure to hazardous haze that has

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Delhi is the most polluted capital city globally

According to the report from IQ Air, Delhi remained the most polluted capital city in the world but India, on the whole, had improved its average annual PM 2.5 (particulate matter) levels higher in 2020 than in 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 IQ Air is a Swiss air quality technology company, specialising in protection

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Air pollution reduces average life expectancy in India by five years

According to data released by air quality life index (AQLI), a tool developed by the Energy Policy Institute of The University of Chicago (EPIC), an average Indian’s life is cut short by more than five years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline was met. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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Indians at environmental health risk due to lack of air pollution data

India is among seven countries that does not share air pollution data in a fully transparent manner despite it being termed as “the greatest environmental risk to health” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The outdoor air pollution leads to an estimated 4.2 million deaths every year worldwide; more

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CPCB to strengthen monitoring of Pollution in tributaries of Ganga

Union Minister of Jal Shakti requested the Central Pollution Control Board to strengthen the pollution monitoring system in Ganga and it’s major tributaries wherein inspection of Grossly Polluting Industries are carried out on regular basis. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Close monitoring of water quality in coordination with National Mission on Clean Ganga was

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