National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) Flashcards
It was launched by the
MoEFCC in January 2019
Which is the first-ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality management with a time-bound reduction target.
NCAP
___ with the goal to meet average ambient air quality standards at all location in the country.
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
____ is a state of the art modelling system which will forecasts the following day’s air quality.
Air Quality Forecasting System or AQFS
Who will be responsible for data analysis, interpretation, dissemination including through GIS platform.?
Air Information Centre
Who is an accounting of the amount of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere. ?
National Emission Inventory
Who will evaluate the technologies having significance in reference to prevention, control and abatement of pollution?
Technology Assessment Cell- TAC
___ are the standards for ambient air quality with reference to various identified pollutant notified by the Central Pollution Control Board
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
* under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
List of pollutants under NAAQS:
PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2, CO, NH3, Ozone, Lead, Benzene, Benzo-Pyrene, Arsenic and Nickel
____ is a specialised body set up for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources
National Green Tribunal
under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
NGT is mandated to make disposal of applications or appeals finally ___ months of filing the same.
within 6
The NGT has ____ places of sittings
Five
* New Delhi is the Principal place of sitting
* Bhopal,
* Pune,
* Kolkata
* Chennai
The Right to Clean Air stood recognized as part of Right to Life and failure to address air pollution is a denial of Right to Life under
Article 21
The Central government has launched a five-year action plan with a tentative target of ____ in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 by (?)
20-30% reduction , 2024
In the ___ case (2013), the NGT suspended a ₹6,400-crore hydro project, to save the habitat of a bird.
Save Mon Federation Vs Union of India
In 2012____case, NGT gave judgment of complete prohibition on open burning of waste on lands, including landfills – regarded as the single biggest landmark case dealing with the issue of solid waste management in India.
Almitra H. Patel vs. Union of India
the Centre has set a new target of a____ in particulate matter concentration in cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by (?) , updating the earlier goal of 20 to 30% reduction by 2024
40% reduction , 2026
Which is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms which are easy to understand.?
National Air Quality Index (AQI)
___ is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to measure the air quality of a metropolitan city, by measuring the overall pollution level and the location-specific air quality of the city
SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecast and Research)
Who has recognized SAFAR as a prototype activity on the basis of the high-quality control and standards maintained in its implementation?
World Meteorological Organization
Which is an integral part of India’s first Air Quality Early Warning System operational in Delhi?
SAFAR
Who is a statutory organisation which was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974?
Central Pollution Control Board
