National Ambient Air Quality Standards

called lifeline of northern India. The Previous UPA Govt. has allocated around Rs. 20,000 crores through the two phases of Ganga Action Plan But only Rs. 987 crores has been spent in the two phases. These two GAP Plans had failed considerably. The National Ganga Basin River Authority (NGBRA) was launched in 2009 due to failure of Ganga Aaction Plan I and II. NGBRA has basin-specific approach. Funds were shared for the projects between the centre and states for its implementation. The Centre…

structure. In addition, China requires economic power to uphold her national interest in order to survive in the globalization. Without strong and mutual economy, China would not be a strong power both regionally or globally. To ensure her own peace risen as a regional hegemonic power, China will continue the development in economic aspects, in all…

The most popular methods currently available are photovoltaics, wind turbines and biomass boilers. It is important not to just start installing these as standard without looking at the individual building requirements and capability for obtaining energy through these means. It would be unsustainable to carry out costly installations and not achieve the desired results. Biomass boilers are by far the best…

application is ill suited. Some states may be better suited to wind power as opposed to solar power. He refers back to the California LEV program. Other states could opt into these standards, however, California’s sulfur standards were much lower than in other states. In order for the program to work, the standards were based on the sulfur content of the fuel. LESSON 9 This lesson shows the constraints of regulatory deadlines. He states that there is no particular significance of a…

The concept of geoengineering proposes that earth’s natural systems are no longer effective by human standards, and thus, should be altered to accommodate for our needs. From an environmental point of view, this is out of the question. An environmentalist’s mindset is one of unity with nature and cooperation with the natural ecology of the world. Geoengineering…

the United States around 1950. The invention of catalytic converter has a major role in controlling harmful emissions. When the paper of smog in Los Angeles was published, Houdry became anxious about the role of smoke stack and automobile exhaust in air pollution and established a company, Oxy-Catalyst. Houdry primary developed catalytic converters for smoke stacks, he then manufactured catalytic converters for warehouse fork lifts which uses low grade non leaded gasoline. Then he began his…