This draft of the India Air Quality Profile 2010 prepared by Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities presents state of air quality in the Indian cities and focuses on the role of stakeholders and legal framework for air quality management system.

Responding to Ram Jethmalani

The Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution
Control Boards are monitoring the ambient air quality across the country under
the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme.

Delhi is gearing up to host Commonwealth Games in October 2010. This latest analysis of air quality trends in Delhi and their implications on CWG 2010 by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda suggests innovative interventions for fast & effective air quality management.

This report explores the current methods used to generate air emissions information from all freight transportation activities and their suitability for purposes such as health and climate risk assessments, prioritization of emission reduction activities, and public education.

There are several methods to communicate the use of different environmental quality parameters. This research communication discusses the use of Air Quality Index (AQI) describing air pollution in Choudwar area. AQI is computed for ten air quality sampling stations in the Choudwar area within the radius 10 kms from the core zone.

The six edition of PCL series of Central Pollution Control Board on "Pollution Control Acts, Rules and Notifications issued thereunder" is being publishing following 1989, 1992, 1994, 2001 and 2006 publications.

Delhi needs a combination of long lasting reforms as well as a contingent plan to clean up its air before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, says this latest analysis by Centre for Science and Environment.

Gokul Vannan | ENS

A FTER decades, the Chennai traffic police are taking nano steps towards checking vehicular air pollution. On January 16, they acquired 16 mobile units mounted on Bolero MUVs consisting of multi-gas analysers stationed at various points and check vehicles at random.

The big difference between the petrol and diesel taxes has caused an increased usage of diesel run cars, the main culprit in fouling up the air

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