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CAQM MoU to cut road dust

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: CAQM MoU to cut road dust (GS3 · Pollution, 10 June 2025)

What happened

  • CAQM signed a tripartite MoU with CSIR-CRRI and SPA New Delhi to implement a standard framework for redeveloping urban roads to reduce dust [PIB].

Background

  • A Project Monitoring Cell will be set up at CAQM [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Road dust is a big PM10 source in NCR.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-10): CAQM signed a tripartite MoU with CSIR-CRRI and SPA New Delhi to implement a standard framework for redeveloping urban roads to reduce dust.
  2. Road dust is a big PM10 source in NCR.
Quotable data point

CAQM signed a tripartite MoU with CSIR-CRRI and SPA New Delhi to implement a standard framework for redeveloping urban roads to reduce dust.

PIB: CAQM road dust MoU, 10 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: CAQM.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CAQM MoU was with CSIR-CRRI and

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerAir Pollution in India: Pollutants, Sources, AQI, WHO Guidelines, NCAP and GRAP (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: CAQM road dust MoU, 10 Jun 2025

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