5. The National Air Quality Index (AQI) in India was launched | UGC NET/JRF GEOGRAPHY

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The National Air Quality Index (AQI) in India was launched on 17 September 2014 in New Delhi under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar. The air quality index is composed of 8 pollutants ((PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3, and Pb).


particulate matter (PM) 10,

PM2.5,

Ozone (O3),

Sulphur dioxide (SO2),

nitrogen dioxide (NO2),

carbon monoxide (CO),

ammonia (NH3),

Lead (Pb)