CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Haryana State government recently started the ‘Project Air Care’ to combat rising air pollution in Gurugram. 65 Wing Augmentation Air Purifying Units (WAYU) would be set up at areas with high Air Quality Indices (AQI) in Gurugram to improve the air quality.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -India has launched an ambitious National Clean Air Program to reduce particulate matter pollution by 30% by 2024.

Detailed explanation-4: -Improving access to public transport, electrifying the transport fleet, raising regulations or pricing emissions on power plants and factories, and developing new technology alternatives to polluting industries, such as steel and cement – all of these measures lead to cleaner air (and lower carbon emissions).