Job Details
Post Name : Assistant (Legal)
No of Vacancy : 06 Posts
Pay Scale : Rs 34500/- (Per month)
Educational Qualification : Degree in Laws or Preference shall be given to LLM Degree holder or post Graduate Diploma in Environment Laws
Age Limit : Maximum age limit is 40 years (as on 30.
052017)
Job Location : New Delhi
Application fee : There is no application fee
How to Apply : Interested candidates may appear for Interview along with Prescribed application form, self attested all relevant document & passport size photographs at the time of Interview
Venue of Interview : At CPCB, Head Office, Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
Further, CPCB was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Principal Functions of the CPCB, as spelt out in the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, (i) to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and (ii) to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country
Air Quality Monitoring is an important part of the air quality management The National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) has been established with objectives to determine the present air quality status and trends and to control and regulate pollution from industries and other source to meet the air quality standards.
It also provides background air quality data needed for industrial siting and towns planning
Besides this, CPCB has an automatic monitoring station at ITO Intersection in New Delhi At this station Resirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Ozone (O3), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) are being monitored regularly This information on Air Quality at ITO is updated every week
Fresh water is a finite resource essential for use in agriculture, industry, propagation of wildlife & fisheries and for human existence.
India is a riverine country It has 14 major rivers, 44 medium rivers and 55 minor rivers besides numerous lakes, ponds and wells which are used as primary source of drinking water even without treatment Most of the rivers being fed by monsoon rains, which is limited to only three months of the year, run dry throughout the rest of the year often carrying wastewater discharges from industries or cities/towns endangering the quality of our scarce water resources