The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on February 27, 2024, issued an order regarding the Revocation of actions under stage I ('Poor' Air quality, AQI: 201-300 of GRAP.

This study proposes a complementing approach to existing scientific studies in generating hyperlocal information on the causes of pollution in a city. The methodology has been developed and refined in close consultation and coordination with DoE (Department of Environment, (GNCTD)), Delhi.

Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) are devices used to measure and report real-time emission of air pollutants. Although CEMS have been extensively deployed in developed countries to ensure compliance with emission standards and enhance their environmental performance, their adoption in India is still in its early stages.

India’s air quality deteriorated in January 2024, as the winter season and low wind speed trapped pollutants near the surface, according to this report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

Under Section 12 (l) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas Act,2021, the Commission is vested with powers to take all such measures, issue directions, etc., as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the air in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas.

Air pollution is a major threat to health, and the dangers are particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries. However, little is known about how the burden of pollution is spread across the wealth distribution in these countries.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on January 31, 2024, issued a notification regarding the declaration of the Union Territory of Ladakh as an Air Pollution Control Area.