SAFAR Current Affairs, GK & News
Increase in pollution levels in Mumbai
Since February 6, 2022, Mumbai has witness high levels of pollution, with its air quality index (AQI) reading reached above 300 frequently. Highlights On February 6, AQI in Mumbai reached to 316, followed by 318 on February 7 and 320 on February 320. AQI ranging between 301 and 400 is categorised as ‘red’ or ‘very ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Air Quality in Mumbai • Air Quality Index • Dust storm • Increase in pollution levels in Mumbai • SAFAR
Centre proposes measures to reduce Delhi air pollution
The Central government has proposed several measures in an affidavit before supreme court, to reduce Delhi air pollution. Key Points Central government expressed its unwillingness to ask its employees to work from home. It has advised its employees in Delhi-NCR region to go for carpooling in order to reduce the number of vehicles used by ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Air Quality in Delhi • Air Quality Index • Anti-Smog Guns • Delhi pollution • SAFAR
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
Peak Hour Pollution flattened due to COVID-19
In Indian big cities, the peak hour pollution in the morning and evening flattened due to the lock down. The lock down imposed in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19 has brought down particulate matter of sizes less than 2.5 microns greatly. Highlights The big metropolitans like Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • AQI • Corona virus • COVID-19 • CPCB • Delhi pollution • lock down • Particulate Matter emissions • SAFAR
SAFAR: Most advanced System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting inuagrated in Delhi
Ministry of Earth Sciences has unveiled state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. It is first of its kind and most advanced system in India. Such advanced are also proposed to be implemented in other three cities of India- Pune, Mumbai and ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Air pollution • Environment • Ministry of Earth Sciences • New Delhi • Pollution Forecasting • SAFAR • Science and Technology • System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting • Weather forecasting
Government to tie up with US and Finland to jointly develop new pollution-forecast system
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is tying up with US and Finland to develop new pollution-forecast system that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at greater resolution. The new system will jointly developed with expertise from Finnish Meteorological Institute and US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Air pollution • Environment • India-US-Finland • Ministry of Earth Sciences • New Pollution Forecast System • NOAA • SAFAR