The COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (CAQM) for NCR and Adjoining Areas was established by:
Aonly an EPA notification (cf. Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act 2021)
Ba private trust (cf. Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act 2021)
Can executive order of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (cf. Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act 2021)
Dthe CAQM Act 2021 (replacing the earlier Ordinance of October 2020) — providing a STATUTORY AUTHORITY for air quality management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. the CAQM Act 2021 (replacing the earlier Ordinance of October 2020) — providing a STATUTORY AUTHORITY for air quality management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas
1. The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act 2021 (Act 9 of 2021) was enacted on 13 April 2021.
2. The Act replaced the earlier CAQM Ordinance of October 2020.
3. The CAQM is a statutory authority for AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT in the National Capital Region (Delhi + parts of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan) and Adjoining Areas (parts of Punjab, including for stubble burning).
4. Replaces the earlier Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) constituted under Supreme Court directions in the Vehicular Pollution case.
5. Powers: coordination across States, monitoring, identification of polluters, take measures (including penalties).
6. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution / International Conventions — Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act 2021_
Related questions
The PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016 (as amended in 2022) prohibit:The SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016 require segregation of waste at SOURCE into:Under the BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016 (notified under EPA 1986), the segregatiThe 'PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY' in international environmental law (intra-generational and interThe NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT 2005 establishes the NDMA (National Disaster ManagemeThe Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2022 introduced significant changes to the 1972 AcThe TIGER RESERVE under Section 38V Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (inserted by 2006 AmendmeSection 23 EPA 1986 enables the Central Government to DELEGATE its powers under the Act to