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Source: The post is based on the article “The Secretary, MeitY launches Technology for Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0)” published in PIB on 18th January 2023.
What is the News?
The Union Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) has launched Technology for Air Quality Monitoring System(AI-AQMS v1.0).
What is the Air Quality Monitoring System(AI-AQMS v1.0)?
Developed by: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC), Kolkata in collaboration with TeXMIN, ISM, Dhanbad.
Purpose: 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 under: National programme on Electronics and ICT applications in Agriculture and Environment (AgriEnIcs).
What is AgriEnIcs: National Programme on Electronics and ICT Applications in Agriculture and Environment?
It is a national-level programme initiated to reform the agriculture and environment sectors with the interventions of IoT, ICT, machine learning and robotics technology.
