Which was the first city in India to receive the Water+ certification?
- A.Surat
- B.Indore
- C.Navi Mumbai
- D.Tirupati
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The correct answer is Indore. The city set out to keep untreated wastewater out of the environment altogether, and that approach made it the first to be given Water+ certification; today no untreated wastewater flows through its rivers or its natural and man-made stormwater drains. Option A, Surat, took a different route, treating used water as a resource with economic value through tertiary treatment plants and large-scale non-potable reuse. Option C, Navi Mumbai, is notable as the only city in Maharashtra to hold a five-star rating together with Water+ certification, but it was not the first in the country. Option D, Tirupati, has also been declared Water Plus and is known for a revenue-earning plant, again not for being first. Indore’s model went on to encourage several smaller cities.
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How much treatment capacity will the sewage treatment plant projects approved under SBM 2.0 add?
- A.1,500 MLD
- B.2,750 MLD
- C.4,900 MLD
- D.7,200 MLD
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Projects approved under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 for setting up sewage treatment plants in small cities are expected to add exactly this much capacity, and the money behind them runs into several thousand crore rupees.
Read the full explanation →The Dehlawas sewage treatment plant, the largest in Rajasthan, is located in which city?
- A.Jodhpur
- B.Udaipur
- C.Kota
- D.Jaipur
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The Dehlawas plant was built over 22.50 hectares during 2020-23 and has the highest sewage treatment capacity in Rajasthan, at 215 MLD.
Read the full explanation →In the road dust review, how much of the targeted road length in NCR had been redeveloped?
- A.3,221 km of 5,480 km
- B.5,480 km of 6,747 km
- C.2,298 km of 3,221 km
- D.2,345 km of 5,480 km
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Read the full explanation →PAVAN, which brings air quality, emission, weather, satellite and compliance data onto one platform, belongs to which body?
- A.India Meteorological Department
- B.Commission for Air Quality Management
- C.National Green Tribunal
- D.Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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PAVAN stands for the Platform for Air Quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR, and it is CAQM’s own platform, built so that air quality readings, emission data, meteorological information, satellite inputs and compliance records can be seen together instead of in separate silos.
Read the full explanation →How many polluting industries in non-conforming areas was the CPCB directed to seal immediately?
- A.91
- B.147
- C.191
- D.233
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These are the units standing in non-conforming areas which, in spite of being told repeatedly, had not even placed an order for air pollution control devices, and the Central Pollution Control Board was directed to seal them at once.
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