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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Supreme Court has approved Central Government’s Graded Response Action Plan to tackle different levels of pollution in which city
A
Banglore
B
Ahmedabad
C
Mumbai
D
Delhi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-NCR region.

Detailed explanation-2: -About West Bengal’s GRAP ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) aims to combat increasing air pollution in Kolkata and other non-attainment cities like Howrah, Barrackpore, Durgapur, Haldia and Asansol.

Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which state recently launched a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to combat pollution? Notes: The West Bengal environment department announced a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to combat rising pollution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Delhi Air Pollution : Supreme Court Lists Plea Against Stubble Burning In Punjab On Nov 10. Supreme Court on Friday listed a plea seeking to curb stubble burning in Punjab to reduce air pollution in Delhi on November 10, 2022. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the Graded Response Action Plan? In 2016, the Supreme Court approved the implementation of a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi and NCR. Pursuant to this, the government notified the GRAP to be implemented through the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA).

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