National Clean Air Programme

Sundernagar and Nalagarh towns of Himachal Pradesh bagged second and third places, respectively, at the national Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2022 Awards instituted by the National Clean Air Programme.

National Clean Air Programme: Centre aims at 40% reduction in particulate matter by 2026

According to the Union Environment Ministry, 95 of the 131 non-attainment cities covered under the NCAP have witnessed an overall improvement in PM10 levels in 2021 as compared to 2017 levels.

Repeated relaxations given to coal-fired power plants undermine pollution control efforts, say environmentalists

Activists say a clear message has gone out to these polluters that they don't have to take environmental norms seriously.

Air pollution India’s worst health threat, shortening life by 10 years in Delhi, says AQLI report 

The report acknowledges that policy intervention in the form of the National Clean Air Programme would reduce particulate pollution by 20 percent to 30 percent by 2024, saying if India were to achieve and sustain the reduction, it would lead to remarkable health improvements

Three years on, shoddy implementation of NCAP by states likely to derail 2024 clean air goals

Three years have passed since the National Clean Air Programme was launched by the Centre, yet none of the 132 non-attainment cities have completed their carrying capacity studies – an assessment of the region’s ability to accumulate and disperse emissions while maintaining breathable air quality, a CREA study has found.

In rush to tackle pollution in Delhi, do not forget small towns and villages, say experts

Delhi gets all the attention, but the national ambient air quality report shows that pollution is an all-India issue and not just a rural or urban problem.

80 city-centric plans coming soon to make earth green, sky blue again: Prakash Javadekar

Javadekar said the additional amount the ministry received with the introduction of the "Control of Pollution" scheme, will be used towards state pollution boards, for reducing air pollution and to implement the National Clean Air Programme.

Environmental experts ask govt to finalise national clean air programme

It is high time that the government comes out of their "denial mode" of international studies which quantified the number of deaths caused by air pollution, they said.