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PM2.5 emissions in India arise from diverse sources, including the combustion of fossil fuels, biomass burning, and windblown dust from construction sites and industrial plants. Air Pollution in India: World Bank Launches Comprehensive Programme To Combat Pollution Crisis in Country.
The Tribunal was hearing matters relating to deteriorating air quality in different cities on a PAN India basis as reflected in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, in an order passed on December 5, 2023, found that only a few states have utilised funds received for the setting up of an AQI Monitoring Station. Air Pollution in India: Several States Haven’t Utilised Funds Received Under NCAP and 15th Finance Commission, Says NGT.
The first scenario assumes that all fossil fuel-related emission sources are phased out. The second and third scenarios assume that 25 per cent and 50 per cent of exposure reductions towards the fossil phase-out are realized. Air Pollution Accounts for Over 2 Million Deaths Annually in India, Says BMJ Study.
We’ve been celebrating pollution wali Diwali and facing its consequences for quite a while now. It’s become another new normal. India’s AQI, rather Delhi’s AQI is not just alarming for one generation but for the ones on their way. So will we only keep talking about it forever or will there ever be a better solution than almighty’s grace, the rain, for us?