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The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of India to prevent air pollution in India. [1] [2] The law was amended in 1987. [3] This was the first attempt by the Government of India to combat air pollution. [4]
The primary legislation governing air quality in India is the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. [26] Additionally, the government introduced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019, aiming to reduce particulate matter (PM) pollution by 20-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024.
It was established under the provisions of the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, [4] and Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981, to regulate and safeguarding the environment and public health in Delhi. [5]
Functions of CPCB comes under both national level and as State Boards for the Union Territories. CPCB, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, aims to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and to improve the quality ...
The "good neighbor plan," introduced by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year, is intended to curb nitrogen oxide pollution from industrial facilities that can lead to the ...
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air pollution but has failed to reduce pollution because of poor enforcement of the rules. [13] In 2015, Government of India, together with IIT Kanpur launched the National Air Quality Index. [14]
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