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CAQM conducted a Special Industrial Inspection Drive in Nuh district, Haryana, on 3 September 2026, deploying eight Flying Squads with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and the State administration.
Of 35 units inspected, 17 were non-compliant, 11 compliant (10 fully) and 7 closed or non-operational.
Violations included defective wet scrubbers, non-functional Electrostatic Precipitators, inadequate stack height, uncovered conveyor belts, non-compliant DG sets, burning of wood, unapproved boiler fuels and missing Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems.
GS Paper 3 > Environment > Pollution Control and Statutory Bodies
Magnetite particles, suspected to cause neurodegenerative problems, are generated as environmental pollutants from which of the following? 1. Brakes of motor vehicles 2. Engines of motor vehicles 3. Microwave stoves within homes 4. Power plants 5. Telephone lines Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: 1, 2 and 4 only
The permission a State Pollution Control Board grants an industrial unit, with conditions on emissions and effluents that the unit must meet to keep operating.
A staged set of anti-pollution curbs for the NCR that tighten as air quality worsens; implemented by CAQM since 2021.