Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.5 Pollution and control

4.5.2 Air quality management: NAAQS, AQI and the National Clean Air Programme

India sets legal limits for outdoor air (NAAQS), tells the public about daily air quality through a colour-coded index (AQI), and runs a city-based plan (NCAP) to bring pollution down.

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  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • NAAQS 2009
  • 12 pollutants
  • National AQI
  • six categories
  • NCAP
  • non-attainment cities
  • PRANA
  • CAQM
  • GRAP
  • red orange green white

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