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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 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]
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]
It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. The CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests under the provisions of ...
Air pollution contributed to 620,000 deaths in India in 2010. Last year, the World Health Organization ranked New Delhi as the most polluted city in the world. Part of the problem may lie in the ...
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.
New Delhi — Authorities in India's sprawling capital city imposed even stricter emergency measures Monday in a bid to prevent illness as thick smog blanketed New Delhi.The air pollution was even ...
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air pollution and there have been some measurable improvements. [37] However, the 2012 Environmental Performance Index ranked India at 177th position out of 180 countries in 2018,as having the poorest relative air quality out of 132countries. [38]