CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the satellite data published by which agency stated that the air pollution over northern India has dropped to a 20-year-low for this time of the year?
A
ROSCOSMOS
B
ISRO
C
NASA
D
The European Space Agency
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -More than 92 percent of Indians live in areas where air quality and pollution levels are below the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) lowest air quality standards, according to a new report from the Center for Science and Environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Several factors cause air pollution in Kolkata and among them the main factor is transportation [43, 44], where the abundance of poorly-maintained vehicles, use of petrol fuel, and poor controlling are making transportation the major air polluting sector [45, 46].

Detailed explanation-3: -Air pollution has been recognized as a threat to human health since the time of Hippocrates, ca 400 BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -Central Pollution Control Board is executing a nation-wide programme of ambient air quality monitoring known as National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). The network consists of 804 operating stations covering 344 cities/towns in 28 states and 6 Union Territories of the country.

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