CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his United Kingdom’s counterpart Boris Johnson jointly launched a new flagship international initiative late on Tuesday night at the COP26 World Leaders’ Summit in Glasgow, backed by over 80 countries, to dramatically accelerate the global transition to clean powered world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The revised National Air Pollution Control Programme recognises the major sources of pollution: agriculture, industry, road transport, domestic appliances and domestic burning. Given the seriousness of the situation, government must act now to tackle these sources of pollution.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the National Clean Air Programme? About: It was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in January 2019. It is the first-ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality management with a time-bound reduction target.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is 2019. National Clean Air Programme was launched by the Central Government in the year 2019. The programme was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It was directed by The National Green Tribunal.