{"id":311,"date":"2020-06-08T08:08:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/?p=311"},"modified":"2020-06-08T08:08:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:08:49","slug":"air-pollution-how-can-we-tackle-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/2020\/06\/08\/air-pollution-how-can-we-tackle-it\/","title":{"rendered":"AIR POLLUTION. HOW CAN WE TACKLE IT?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inhaling polluted air is not\nfair!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spread solution, not pollution!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air is the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. When Earth was\nformed 4.6 billion years ago from a hot mix of gases and solids, it had almost\nno atmosphere. The surface was molten. As Earth cooled, an atmosphere was\nformed mainly from gases spewed from volcanoes. After about half a billion\nyears, Earth\u2019s surface cooled and solidified enough for water to collect on it.\nThe atmosphere has been changing since Earth began. Once living things evolved\nthe ability to carry out photosynthesis perhaps 2.7 billion years ago, they\nstarted to remake the atmosphere. Ever since then, life and Earth\u2019s atmosphere\nhave waltzed together. As far as we know, the relationship is unique to our\nplanet. The composition of the atmosphere changes constantly and depends on the\nseason, weather, time of day, latitude, longitude, elevation, and geography.\nAir is one of the four classical elements in our Vedas\u2014Air (Vayu), Water (Jal),\nEarth (Bhumi) and Fire (Agni).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When natural elements after mixing with the\nouter elements, get activated in a destructive direction, leaving their regular\nactions, this action is called \u201cpollution\u201d. In the context of this definition,\nair pollution is the state in which the internal structure of the air is\naffected due to the presence of dust, smoke, toxic gas, chemical vapour,\nscientific experiments etc., that is, when the air becomes harmful for humans\nand its environment. Air pollution refers to the conditions when unwanted\nelements and particles are stored up in the environment to the extent that it\ncannot be absorbed by the ecosystem. Air pollution has harmed the ozone layer,\nwhich has adversely affected the climate causing climate change and global\nwarming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air is vital for human life. A person breathes\nan average of 20,000 times throughout the day. During this process of\nbreathing, humans use 35 pounds of air. If this life-giving air is not clean,\nthen it will take life instead of giving life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air pollution can be termed as a riot caused by\nnegligence that is killing the people of all religions and regions. The level\nof air pollution in India has become dangerous to such an extent that it is\nkilling two people every single minute. According to a news report, \u201cThe Lancet\nCountdown\u201d, Delhi, the capital of the country and Patna, the capital of Bihar,\nare among the most polluted cities in the world. More than one million people\nlose their lives every year, which is about 2,880 people die every day in\nIndia. Around 18,000 people die every day in the world due to air pollution.\nThe study included air pollution inside the house as well as outside, which\nmeans that you can escape from the problems of the world by staying inside the\nhouse, but air pollution can kill you even there. The report claims that no\ncity in India meets the standards of the World Health Organisation (WHO)\nregarding air pollution. The information given above gives the impression that\nwe are not tackling air pollution with the utmost seriousness that it deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air is essential for all human being, flora and\nfauna. Its importance can be estimated by the fact that humans can survive\nwithout food and water for a few days, but without the air, it is impossible to\nsurvive. The air is 80 percent of what a human being takes in during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air pollution is a significant threat to the\nfuture of life on this planet, and creating awareness about this is very vital\nwork of everyone. For this purpose, many nations are working together to tackle\nit. In 1992, The Earth Summit took place at Rio de Janerio where 154 nations\nagreed to utilise alternative sources of energy to replace the use of fossil\nfuels, which delegates linked to air pollution and global warming. In 1997, the\nKyoto Protocol agreed, where more than 178 countries signed the first\ninternational treaty, to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. Apart from nations\nacting on the issue, we need to raise public awareness about this problem.\nEveryone should be conscious of how serious the problem has become. Consciousness\nshould be raised in children by making air pollution measures as part of the\ncurriculum. The public should be propagated through mass media to disseminate\ninformation about the dangers of air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An important step for prevention of air pollution\nis by planting trees. We can help to make earth cleaner by planting trees; then\nlife will improve significantly. The air will become cleaner. These trees are\none of nature\u2019s best air purifiers. They can dramatically reduce air pollution,\nthus tackling global warming and greenhouse effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, we should buy efficient appliances, use\nenergy saving bulbs that consume less electricity. The less energy we all use,\nthe lower our demand is on our use of power, which means less pollution. We\nshould give up reckless and extravagant habits while using electricity and\nembrace good habits like switching off all the electrical appliances, fans,\nACs, bulbs and tube lights when leaving our room or office. Using solar energy\nand LED lighting instead of incandescent lights, and purchasing only\nenergy-saving appliances, is also an excellent option to reduce air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chimneys in the factories should have high\naltitude and be installed away from urban areas. Technology should be used so\nthat most of the smoke is absorbed and the residual material and the gas cannot\nbe found in excessive amounts. To check unbridled urbanisation, employment and\ncottage industries and other facilities should be provided in villages and\ntowns too. Uncontrolled harvesting of forests should be stopped. Every human\nbeing should participate in the tree-plantation programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy vehicles are significant contributory\nfactors for increasing air pollution at the global level. If we want to achieve\na reduction in vehicle-related air pollution, we need to drive less and follow\nhealthy driving cultures. For example, we can cut down air pollution by taking\nfewer trips in a car and frequently using public modes of transport. We may use\na variety of alternative modes of transportation. The viable options that we\nmay go for include carpool, walk-to-work, cycling, shopping through e-commerce,\navailing public transportation, teleshopping. The maintenance of your vehicle\nshould be done on a consistent basis so that smoke coming out of the vehicles  is minimised. One of the options is to use\nleadless petrol fuel. The consumers should choose a non-polluting vehicle only,\npreferably the one that produces zero emissions. Ban the operation of old\nvehicles, as they produce a substantial amount of smoke. We should stress more\non recycle and reuse of products to lower the use of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people spend at least 80% of their time\nstaying indoors, which contributes to worsening of air pollution. Smokers also\ncreate air pollution with their unhealthy habits. Stopping use of stoves and\nspace heaters, and proper ventilation of living areas help reduce the level of\nindoor air pollution. Usage of CFCs should be minimised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to prevent air pollution, the\nGovernment of India has implemented the Air (Prevention and Control of\nPollution) Act, 1981. The purpose of this Act is to redress, control and\nalleviate the air pollution, to fulfil international obligations to control the\nincreasing air pollution of industrial cities, to protect human and animal life\nagainst the polluted air, and maintain the quality of air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerned government departments have been made\nlegally empowered by the government to tackle the menace of air pollution. Our\nair has become too deadly to breathe. It is a matter of deep regret that such a\nsituation does not constitute a political issue in their country nor it is\nprominent in media discussions. Occasionally, even the non-governmental\norganisations also raise serious concerns about air pollution, but nothing\nconcrete happens on the ground. Though many laws have been enacted in India to\nprevent pollution and environmental protection, their implementation is\npathetic. The Supreme Court created the National Green Tribunal for this\npurpose. But its orders have to be executed by the government machinery only.\nDue to corruption and negligence, judicial orders are not implemented in letter\nand spirit. In today\u2019s critical times, it has become necessary that all the\ncountries of the world get together to curb the problem of air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature cannot be destroyed for\nindustrialisation and urbanisation. When life is endangered, then of what use\nwill be the modern means of luxuries and comfort?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be mean, keep air clean<\/em>\n\nSome changes to the climate are inevitable, but there is still time to\ncorrect ourselves and to positively influence the future. The power of young\npeople coupled with the experience of old generation must be utilised by\norganising awareness programs which create quick positive impact.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inhaling polluted air is not fair! Spread solution, not pollution! Air is the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. When Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago from a hot mix of gases and solids, it had almost no atmosphere. The surface was molten. As Earth cooled, an atmosphere was formed mainly from gases spewed from volcanoes. After about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}