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Environment and Ecology Air Pollution

According to a recent study, India’s Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission is among the highest in world. Which of the following are initiatives taken by government to reduce the emission of Sulphur dioxide?

1. It is one of the pollutants being measured in Air Quality Index.

2. Increasing cess on coal production to Rs 400 per tonnes.

3. Implementation of Bharat Stage Norms.

4. Including Sulphur dioxide in the hazardous gas list.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

2&3 only

1&3 only

1,2&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

SO2 is not listed under hazardous gas list. It is widely used in industrial productions.
Over the last 10 years, India's SO2 emissions have spiked by 50% and it could become the world's largest emitter of the toxic air pollutant
Government Action on SO2
•It’s one of the pollutants being measured under Air Quality Index.
•Increasing cess on coal production to Rs 400 per tonnes.
•Implementation of Bharat Stage Norms
•Emission norms for Thermal power plant (2015): It directs them to reduce emission of PM 10, SO2 and oxide of nitrogen.
Do you know?
•Around 33 million Indians live in areas with substantial Sulphur dioxide pollution – a number which has doubled since 2013. This might also increase with growing demand of energy.
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•Acid rain
•Ocean acidification.