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Air Quality Commission’s Directions on Piped Natural Gas (PNG)
The Air Quality commission recently directed all the industries in the National Capital Region to switch over to Piped Natural Gas. Also, the commission provided a set of other directions. The twenty-member Commission was formed by Ministry of Environment. Air Quality Commission Directions The commission directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to inspect and identify ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Air Quality Index • Delhi pollution • Delhi Pollution Control Committee • Fog • GAIL • Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) • National Capital Region • Natural Gas • SAFAR • western disturbances
Flights grounded in Edmonton due to dense fog
Very dense fogs caused delays at Edmonton international airport on Saturday morning. The visibility was reduced to 1/8 of a mile (0.2 km) for hours together. The service began shortly at noon after the sun rose. However, the dense fog is to persist for a few more days. SCientists say that a layer of warm ..
Topics: Fog • Meteorological phenomena • Meteorology • Nature • Psychrometrics • Visibility
MoES launches Winter Fog Experiment 2016-17
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched Winter Fog Experiment (WIFEX 2016-17) to study presence of extended periods of fog in northern parts of the country. It is an intensive ground-based measurement to understand different physical and chemical features of Fog will be conducted at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi. What are issues ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: Climate • Fog • Ministry of Earth Sciences • National • Weather forecasting • WIFEX