Consider the following statements about the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB):
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB):
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
The correct option is C 2 and 3 only
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The list of environmental standards administered by CPCB are:
National air quality standards
Water quality standards
Vehicular exhaust
Industrial specific standards
Bio Medical incinerators
Noise standards
Generator sets
SAFAR – System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research- envisages a research based management system where strategies of air pollution mitigation go hand in hand with nation’s economic development. It is for greater metropolitan cities of India to provide location specific information on air quality in near real time. It is operated by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
2 and 3 only
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The list of environmental standards administered by CPCB are:
National air quality standards
Water quality standards
Vehicular exhaust
Industrial specific standards
Bio Medical incinerators
Noise standards
Generator sets
SAFAR – System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research- envisages a research based management system where strategies of air pollution mitigation go hand in hand with nation’s economic development. It is for greater metropolitan cities of India to provide location specific information on air quality in near real time. It is operated by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
