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Which body decided to revoke GRAP Stage-I across NCR on 4 May 2026?

Correct answer: (B) CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP.

The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP decided on 4 May 2026 to revoke GRAP Stage-I across the entire NCR with immediate effect.

  1. (A)

    Central Pollution Control Board alone

  2. (B)

    CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP

  3. (C)

    Delhi Pollution Control Committee

  4. (D)

    India Meteorological Department

Explanation

The 4 May 2026 CAQM order records that Stage-I of GRAP had been in force under the earlier order dated 16 April 2026. In its meeting that day, the Sub-Committee on GRAP reviewed the regional air-quality situation and the IMD/IITM forecasts. The order notes that Delhi's AQI had improved to 88 at 4:00 pm after rain and favourable meteorological conditions, and that forecasts indicated satisfactory to moderate air quality in the coming days. On that basis, the Sub-Committee decided to revoke its earlier Stage-I order across the entire NCR with immediate effect. CPCB, IMD and IITM supplied inputs, but the decision-making body was the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Central Pollution Control Board was an input and implementation-related authority in the order, but the revocation decision is attributed to the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP.
  • (C) Delhi Pollution Control Committee is listed among pollution-control bodies concerned with implementation, not as the body that revoked Stage-I across NCR.
  • (D) India Meteorological Department provided forecast inputs considered by the Sub-Committee, but it did not issue the revocation decision.

Concept

This tests environment-governance institutions under the NCR air-pollution framework, especially who triggers or withdraws GRAP stages. RAS repeats such questions because they combine current affairs with statutory and regulatory roles.

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