CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The Delhi government started spraying water on roads using anti-smog water tanks, a day after the national capital’s pollution level rose alarmingly. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) announced that the air quality index (AQI) rose to the ‘severe’ category, measuring 533.

Detailed explanation-2: -WATER SPRINKLERS. Till now, 581 water sprinklers, 80 mechanized road sweeping machines, 233 anti-smog guns at construction sites, 150 vehicles mounted anti-smog guns as well as nine sprinkling facilities on high-rise buildings are operational in the national capital.

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

Detailed explanation-4: -Compulsory PUC (Pollution under control) certification of period driven vehicles which test for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Q. Assertion : Government of India enacted the Air (Prevention and Control) act in 1981 to control and abate air pollution in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -After some hiccups over the past one year resulting from no clear protocol on its operation, the smog tower at Delhi’s Connaught Place is set to begin functioning round the clock once again this winter in what could be a crucial season to determine its performance.