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The number of ‘Good’ air
days has increased to 218 in
2020 against 106 in 2016, and
number of ‘poor’ quality air days
decreased to 56 in 2020 against
156 in 2016 from January 1 to
September 30

Minister of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change Prakash
Javadekar said on October 18,
2020 at a Facebook live event

CHECK ON VEHICULAR POLLUTION
l The Government is encouraging blending of ethanol with
petrol. It has set a target of blending 10 per cent ethanol by
2022 and 20 per cent by 2030
l After Bharat Standard IV, the Government switched to Bharat
Standard VI for vehicular emission norms from April 1, 2020.
This will reduce vehicular pollution by up to 70 per cent
PUSA MICROBIAL DECOMPOSER CAPSULE
The Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, has
developed Microbial Decomposer Capsules, to address to
the problem of stubble burning. Four such capsules, costing
Rs 5 each, are needed to make 25 litres of a solution that
can be used for rapid decomposition of crop residue over a
hectare of field

parali (stubbles) in their fields. The condition The Prime Minister said that all those who are
he placed reflects the true strength of the giving their best for keeping the environment
society. clean and pollution free are carrying forward
In the same episode, the Prime Minister the Indian tradition of a healthy life style as a
had also praised Kallar Majra, a village near true successor.
Nabha in Punjab. He said that farmers there “Just as a sea is formed by collection of
mix stubble with the sand by ploughing their tiny drops, similarly, a small constructive
fields rather than burning stubble and adopt step plays a vital role in creating a positive
the necessary technology for the process. environment,” the Prime Minister said.

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