Tag: air pollution
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Delhi’s tryst with air pollution control
Every year Delhi skies are thick with smog during winters. As the governments, both Central and Union Territory, scramble to control the damage done over the past five years, now will be an excellent time to look at the most recent policy initiatives to assess their impact and effectiveness. We begin by analyzing Delhi Government’s […]
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The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021: An Analysis
The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021 (hereafter known as “The Act”) paves the way for the formation of a Commission that aims to cater to the issues looming the air pollution crisis in the National Capital Region (NCR) as well as in its neighbouring States. Section […]
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Policy Action to tackle Air Pollution in Delhi
Information about the Issue: In a Supreme Court Judgement dated December 2, 2016 (M.C. Mehta v Union Of India), the Court directed the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to prepare and implement a plan to eliminate the problem of excessive air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Thereafter, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was prepared and implemented […]