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Modi launches national air quality index, says India's contribution to pollution one of lowest in world

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 06, Apr 2015, 11:52 am IST | UPDATED: 06, Apr 2015, 13:56 pm IST

Modi launches national air quality index, says India's contribution to pollution one of lowest in world New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the first national air quality index at the start of a two-day Environment Ministry national conference which is seen as a final step of consultations and taking states on board before bringing amendments in existing green laws.

The index will inform the public about the level of pollution in the air on a daily basis in real-time. The AQI is a global standard used to understand air quality. It takes various parameters available in our national air quality standard and presents it as a cumulative on a 6 colour coded scale. Dark green denotes the cleanest and maroon denotes the most polluted.

Speaking at the inauguration, PM Modi expressed hope that the conference will prove to be a platform to hold detailed discussions which might be formulated in policies in future.

Emphasising upon the importance of nature, he said, ''We have been brought up in a nation where environment protection is connected with human sentiments,and nature is considered next to god''.

Conserving nature is an important aspect of the Indian tradition, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi who added that we have no right to exploit it.

More we are sensitive towards the nature and environment, lesser chance the world will get to raise question on us, he further said.

The world is tackling the challenge of global warming, but we still haven't been able to find a way, PM Modi said. He also said that India has practiced the concepts of recycling and re-using for a long time. "We have not borrowed it from outside."

If we bring change in lifestyle as minor as not using street lights on a full moon night, it will save substantial amount of energy, Prime minister advised.

He also expressed happiness at the report of the rising tiger population in India.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar informed that the service will be expanded to 46 cities with a population of 1 million or more each and 20 state capitals in the next couple of years.
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