Central Pollution Control Board

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Pollution_Control_Board
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CPCB
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:State_Pollution_Control_Boards
gptkbp:alsoEmpoweredBy gptkb:Air_(Prevention_and_Control_of_Pollution)_Act,_1981
gptkb:Environment_(Protection)_Act,_1986
gptkbp:chairman Shri Tanmay Kumar (as of 2024)
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Central_Ground_Water_Board
gptkb:National_Environmental_Engineering_Research_Institute
gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:National_Green_Tribunal
gptkb:United_Nations_Environment_Programme
gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkb:Indian_Meteorological_Department
gptkb:State_Pollution_Control_Boards
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:established 1974
gptkbp:formedUnder gptkb:Water_(Prevention_and_Control_of_Pollution)_Act,_1974
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_Delhi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Pollution Control Board
gptkbp:mandate Implementation of environmental laws
Prevention and control of pollution
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:National_Clean_Air_Programme
gptkb:Ganga_Action_Plan
gptkb:Swachh_Bharat_Mission_(environmental_aspects)
gptkb:Yamuna_Action_Plan
Pollution monitoring stations
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:media
Public
Researchers
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:National_Air_Quality_Index
Annual environmental reports
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:India
gptkbp:regulates Industrial emissions
Bio-medical waste management
E-waste management
Hazardous waste management
Municipal solid waste management
Plastic waste management
gptkbp:responsibility Setting environmental standards
Monitoring air quality
Advising central and state governments
Coordinating with State Pollution Control Boards
Monitoring water quality
gptkbp:type Statutory organization
gptkbp:website https://cpcb.nic.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change,_Government_of_India
gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5