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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: NCAP

25 of 130 cities under National Clean Air Programme see spike in pollution levels

Govt launched the programme with aim of improving air quality in 130 cities. A majority of the cities did witness a reduction in PM10 levels, Lok Sabha was informed.

City acing clean air action plan at bottom of PM10 levels survey? CSE points to govt data opacity

NCAP focuses only on PM10 reduction, and 64% of all funds are used for dust control measures, finds CSE; recommends green municipal bonds and transparency in SVS ranking criteria.

India’s National Clean Air Programme hasn’t curbed pollution. It needs Swachh Bharat-like push

The National Clean Air Programme should evolve beyond just guidelines and become a mission that ties financial incentives to air quality outcomes.

India readying Bharat NCAP for safer cars but curbing violations can make big difference too

The New Car Assessment Programme or NCAP is a standard of car-safety testing. It involves crashing a brand-new vehicle to rate it on the safety scale.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.