We’ve all heard about smog hanging over cities, but what about the air inside your home? It might surprise you to learn that the air you breathe within four walls can be just as, if not more, polluted than the air outside.
Think of your home as a cozy haven? Think again. A silent thief could be lurking, impacting your health without you even realizing it. That thief is indoor air pollution.
The National Clean Air Program (NCAP) was launched in January, 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India for developing a national level strategy to tackle the air pollution throughout the country.
Some government initiatives for tackling air pollution had already been in place. These were:
NATIONAL AIR QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMME: 703 air quality monitoring stations in 71 cities in the country. These measure PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, ammonia (NH3), CO, ozone (O3), and benzene.
Pentavalent vaccine: Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, HiB, Hepatitis – B
MR: Measles and Rubella
DPT: Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
Td: Tetanus and Diphtheria
Diseases Covered under NIS (National Immunization Schedule) of India: 2024: https://ihatepsm.com/blog/diseases-covered-under-nis-national-immunizati...
Vaccination can be availed against 12 vaccine preventable diseases:
Nationally against 11 diseases-
1. Diphtheria,
2. Pertussis,
3. Tetanus,
4. Polio,
5. Measles,
6. Rubella,
7. Severe form of childhood Tuberculosis,
8. Rotavirus Diarrhoea,
9. Hepatitis B,
10. Meningitis & Pneumonia caused by Hemophilus Influenza Type B
11. Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Sub-nationally against 1 Disease –
Points to note for the mnemonic:
1. Each vaccine is denoted by the first letter of its name
B for BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin)
O for OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine)
H for Hepatitis B vaccine
for Pentavalent vaccine (D, P, T, Hib, Hep-B)
P for PCV (Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine)
I for IPV ((Inactivated Polio Vaccine)
There are eight (08) National Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)namely –
1. National Solar Mission,
2. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency,
3. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat,
4. National Water Mission,
5. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system,
6. National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change,
7. National Mission for a Green India, and
8. National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched in January, 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
It is to work towards national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem throughout the country.
NCAP targets:
To achieve 20% to 30% reduction in concentrations of
1. *PM10 i.e. the particulate matter with a diameter between 10 and 2.5 micrometer and
2. *PM2.5 i.e. the particulate matter with a diameter 2.5 micrometer or less
-By the year 2024,
• National Health Mission
• Ayushman Bharat Yojna
• Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
• LaQshya Program (Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative)
• National Digital Health Misssion
• National Program for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD)
• National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP)
• National Mental Health Program (NMHP)
• National Progam for Control of Blindness and Visual Impaiement (NPCB & VI)
• National Program for Control of Deafness (NPCD)
• Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program (PMNDP)
• National Program for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)
• National Program for Healthcare of Elderly (NPHCE)
• National Oral Health Program (NOHP)
• National Vector Borne Diseases Control Program (NVDCP)
• Natioal Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP)
• National TB Elimination Program (NTEP)
• National AIDS Control Program (NACP)
• National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP)
• National Rabies Control Program
• Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP)
• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Containment
• Yaws Eradication Programme (YEP)
• Programe for Prevention and Control of leptospirosis
• National Program for Containment of Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR)
