Commission for air quality management

Syllabus- General Studies 3(environment) Context The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021, was recently passed by the parliament. Current status of monitoring the Air pollution: The monitoring and management of air quality in the Delhi-NCR region have been done in pieces by multiple bodies, including: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),  The state pollution control boards,  The state governments in the region, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, and  The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) of the National Capital Region. They, in turn, are monitored by the Union....Read More