Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0)

Why in news?

• The Union Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched Technology for Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0).

About Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0):

• AI-AQMS v1.0 is developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC), Kolkata in collaboration with TeXMIN, ISM, Dhanbad.
• It is an outdoor air quality monitoring station to monitor environmental pollutants which includes parameters like PM 1.0, PM 2.5, PM 10.0, SO2, NO2, CO, O2, ambient temperature, relative humidity etc.

Funded by:

• It is funded by National Programme on Electronics and ICT applications in Agriculture and Environment (AgriEnIcs).
• AgriEnIcs is a national-level programme initiated to reform the agriculture and environment sectors with the interventions of IoT, ICT, machine learning and robotics technology.

Add ons:

• The Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0), was also transferred to the selected industry J.M. EnviroLab Private Limited for further commercialization of the same technology for deployment at different mine and cement industries.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Air Quality Monitoring System(AI-AQMS v1.0)’:

1. It is developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC), Kolkata

2. It is funded by WHO

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer