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What is AQI and Safar?
The giant true colour LED display gives out real-time air quality index on 24×7 basis with colour coding along with 72-hour advance forecast. SAFAR will accelerate public awareness and preparedness of air pollution and weather extremes.
What is Safar System?
SAFAR envisages a research based management system where strategies of air pollution mitigation go hand in hand with nation’s economic development to target a win-win scenario. It engineers awareness drive by educating public, prompting self-mitigation and also to help develop mitigation strategies for policy makers.
What does Safar measure?
SAFAR or System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research is an initiative to measure the air quality of metropolitan cities.
What does Safar that records the capital’s air quality index stand for?
As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Delhi’s air quality turned ‘very poor’ with overall air quality index (AQI) standing at 301.
Who is inaugurated Safar?
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister of Science& Technology, Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) at Chandni Chowk in Delhi on 21st July 2018.
WHO releases AQI India?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants, for which national air quality standards have been established to safeguard public health.
What is Safar month in Islam?
Ṣafar (Arabic: صَفَر) is the second month of the lunar based Islamic calendar. The Arabic word ṣafar means “empty, vacate or void”, corresponding to the pre-Islamic Arabian time period when people’s houses were empty, as they were out gathering food.
What is AQI level of Delhi?
Delhi Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI)
| Current | Min | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 AQI | 735 | 131 |
| PM10 AQI | 999 | 68 |
| O3 AQI | 8 | 0 |
| NO2 AQI | 27 | 6 |
WHO launched Sameer app?
The GoI has launched the “Sameer App” to deal with – GKToday.
What is Safar and how does it work?
SAFAR stands for System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. It is a country-wide initiative with an objective to provide location-specific information about the air quality on a real-time basis. It is currently operationalized in metros Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Where does Safar get its air quality readings?
SAFAR’s readings are based on nine stations in Delhi and one each in Noida and Gurugram. The agency also gives AQI levels for Pune, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Both SAFAR and CPCB give the overall air quality for the city as an average of all their stations.
What is the air quality index (AQI)?
Know more about the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the linked article. SAFAR is proving to have a positive impact on the lives of people in the cities in which it is now implemented. This information is helpful to monitor the impact of poor air quality on one’s health.
What is the role of IMD in Safar?
The IMD (started implementing after one year of operation of SAFAR) operates and maintains the system. It collects data and sends it to the IITM for processing. The supercomputer housed at the IITM processes and disseminates the data in the form of simplified and colour-coded information.
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