Updated:
Tenures of R&AW and IB chiefs extended; CBDT gets three Members
Share Article
AAA
Samant Kumar Goel, Secretary of R&AW, has been given one year’s extension beyond June 30, 2021.
| Photo Credit: ANI
Tenures of R&AW and IB chiefs extended; CBDT gets three Members The Modi government on Thursday brought in the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, as next the Commerce Secretary, Government of India, upon superannuation of Anup Wadhawan on June 30.
Mr. Subrahmanyam is a 1987 batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, and was sent on deputation to Jammu and Kashmir in June 2018. He served as Chief Secretary when the State was bifurcated into two Union Territories in 2019. He is a widely experienced bureaucrat having worked in Manmohan Singh Prime Minister’s Office as Joint Secretary.
Delhiites breathed better air in December this year than 2019
Updated:
Updated:
Steps taken in the past few years led to dip in pollution: CPCB
Share Article
Steps taken in the past few years led to dip in pollution: CPCB
The air quality of December this year was better than last year in terms of the number of days of “severe” air pollution and average daily air quality index (AQI), according to an analysis of the Central Pollution Control Committee (CPCB) data.
In 2019, there were eight “severe” pollution days in December, but there were only four “severe” pollution days during the same period this year.
Ensure strict compliance of firecracker ban on Christmas, New Year: CPCB hindustantimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hindustantimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Delhi air quality severe for third day in row
A bulletin from SAFAR said, “Surface-level winds are calm and are forecast to pick up. Low ventilation has halted the dispersion of accumulated pollutants under calm wind and cold conditions. However, better ventilation conditions are forecast for the next two days.” December 25, 2020 12:00:10 am
The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of Delhi on Thursday was 429, higher than 354 on Wednesday when it was ‘very poor,’ as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). AQI of Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad was also ‘severe’ on Thursday while that of Gurgaon was ‘very poor.’
Air quality of Delhi remained in the ‘severe’ category for a third day in a row on Thursday due to calm wind speed and low temperature.