How many continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations feed data into the PAVAN platform?
- A.88
- B.96
- C.111
- D.134
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Explanation
The correct answer is 111. The platform integrates readings from 111 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations that are operational across Delhi and the national capital region, installed by the Central Pollution Control Board, the India Meteorological Department and the state pollution control boards. Alongside these stations it takes in emission data from online continuous monitoring systems at over 2,300 industries, camera feeds and particulate sensors at more than 3,200 active construction sites, satellite based crop residue burning data, weather data, vehicle data through VAHAN, landfill feeds and citizen complaints from the Green Delhi and SAMEER apps. The other three options are plausible but incorrect counts. A related figure worth remembering is that the centre pulls together more than 30 application programming interfaces and data streams in all.
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Practice Questions
In the name of CAQM's new command centre, what does PAVAN stand for?
- A.Pollution Alert and Vigilance Agency Network
- B.Platform for Air quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR
- C.Programme for Air Ventilation and Atmospheric Nowcasting
- D.Platform for Ambient Verification and Air Numbers
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The Commission for Air Quality Management built this Integrated Command and Control Centre in New Delhi as a single-window digital nerve centre for the capital region, and the Union Environment Minister reviewed its technological framework and operational readiness.
Read the full explanation →On which principle does the PAVAN Integrated Command and Control Centre operate?
- A.Detect, Analyse, Act
- B.Measure, Report, Verify
- C.Monitor, Warn, Penalise
- D.Observe, Forecast, Inform
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The minister explained that the centre works on this principle, bringing data from many agencies onto a common platform for real-time and historical study of pollution levels, identification of sources, assessment of trends and tracking of compliance in the field against prescribed standards.
Read the full explanation →Under the GCF-ECRICC project, who are the Climate Champions known as ECRICC Didi?
- A.Forest officers posted on the coast
- B.Women, mostly from coastal communities
- C.School teachers in coastal districts
- D.Scientists from research institutions
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The Climate Champion model of GCF-ECRICC puts such women to work as the link between technical knowledge and the villages that have to act on it, and they are called ECRICC Didi.
Read the full explanation →Which mission did the MoEFCC Secretary describe as the fulcrum for coastal resilience?
- A.National Coastal Mission
- B.National Mission on Himalayan Studies
- C.National Water Mission
- D.National Mission for Green India
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Narendra Bhooshan, Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, said at the inaugural session that this mission would work as the fulcrum for coastal resilience and adaptive intervention, building on what the GCF-ECRICC project has produced.
Read the full explanation →In which three States is the GCF-ECRICC project being implemented?
- A.Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- B.Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha
- C.West Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu
- D.Goa, Karnataka and Kerala
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Progress under the project in these three States, and the chance of replicating or scaling up what has worked, was presented at the workshop in the welcome address.
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