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HINDU NOTES-OCT 21 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Delhi pollution bursts at the seams News: Air quality plummeted to ‘severe’, the worst rating on the air quality index (AQI), according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) updated report of Friday. Beyond News: Despite a ban on the sale of crackers, the evening after Deepavali saw the Delhi record its sharpest dip in air quality this year. The AQI registered 402 on the scale — the uppermost being 500 — according to data from 14 monitoring stations in Delhi. Severe smog: The severe smog, which built up in the days leading to Deepavali last year, triggered a directive by the Supreme Court to implement a comprehensive pollution management plan. A consequence of this plan was that, over the last week, the Badarpur Thermal…