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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 ...
Several AQI monitoring stations in Delhi crossed 450 on Wednesday morning, entering a category the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) refers to as “severe-plus”.
The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India, annually publish National City Rating under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan scheme. The rating includes around 500 cities, covering 72 percent of the urban population in India.
Delhi Pollution Control Committee was established in 1991 by central government and works with Central Pollution Control Board and National Green Tribunal to control the pollution in the capital. [6] The Committee was established to tackle environmental degradation and pollution in Delhi by monitoring and regulating air and water pollution ...
On Sunday morning, the AQI stood at 457 according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the reading for Delhi has been above the 400 mark, on a scale of 500, since Thursday.
Pages in category "State pollution control boards of India" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Tripura State Pollution Control Board
The standards and the timeline for implementation are set by the Central Pollution Control Board under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. [1] The standards, based on European regulations were first introduced in 2000. Progressively stringent norms have been rolled out since then.
According to data collected in 2010 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Kolkata, along with Delhi, is among the worst affected Indian cities when it comes to air pollution. Between 2009 and 2011, the highest number of lung cancer cases in India were reported from Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai.