Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates PRANA portal to regulate air pollution in 132 cities

On September 07, 2021, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched a portal named PRANA, for regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country.
PRANA stands for Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities.
The PRANA portal can be accessed at prana.cpcb.gov.in.
The cities which comes under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) will be covered.
Purpose of the PRANA portal:
- to track the physical and financial status of city air action plan implementation
- disseminate information on air quality to the public
- provide comprehensive information related to NCAP programme details, progress, city action plans, implementation updates by city/state/ national level agencies, air quality data, and trends, etc.
Apart from this, the Union Minister also dedicated the first functional smog tower of India, installed in Anand Vihar in New Delhi to the country.

Points To Remember:

Name of the portal to regulate air pollution in 132 cities? PRANA
PRANA portal full form? Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities.
PRANA portal launched by which ministry? Ministry of Environment
Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change? Bhupender Yadav
PRANA portal will regulate air pollution in how many cities? 132