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The Central Pollution Control Board now wants a comprehensive study in order to ascertain the specific causes of high ozone levels in Delhi.
- Ozone (O3)
- A pale blue gas made up of three oxygen atoms that can be found in the Earth’s atmosphere.
The Central Pollution Control Board
The organization maintains national environmental standards, monitors water and air quality, and maintains monitoring data in consultation with regional, tribal, and local governments.
- It is a statutory body
- Ministry
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- Established
- This statutory body has been created in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
- It has been empowered through the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and assigned functions under the Act.
- Ministry
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
- Work
- Coordinates activities of State Pollution Control Boards and resolves disputes.
- Chairperson appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
- Acting Chairman
- Shri Tanmay Kumar IAS
