BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b6cdd495d2c3394c582ac5287efc8cc8 CATEGORIES:Seminars & Workshops CREATED:20211120T121115 SUMMARY:General Interest Seminar "The Problem of Air Pollution and the Maharashtra Star Rating Program" DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Experimental Social Sciences Nuffield - FLAME University inv ites you to our General Interest Seminar:\n\n\nThe Problem of Air Pollution and the Maharashtra Star Rating Program\n\n Ishan Choudhary, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) - India\nGargi Pal, Research Associate, J-PAL South Asia\nArkopal Datta, Research Associate, J-PAL Sout h Asia   CESS Nuffield - FLAME University is pleased to welcome the followi ng guests:\n\nIshan Choudhary is a former broadcast journalist with a decad e long experience in hard news coverage. He has worked across the country i ncluding places like Assam. He currently works as a consultant in the socia l/development sector and has worked with brands like Salaam Bombay in the p ast. He currently handles communications and outreach for the Maharashtra S tar Rating program.\nGargi Pal is a Research Associate with J-PAL South Asi a and is currently working on the Maharashtra Star Rating Program. Prior to this she was working as a Senior Analyst with KPMG. She has completed her Masters from Teri University and Bachelor's from Delhi University, both in Economics.\nArkopal Datta is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, wher e he is working on the Maharashtra Star Rating Program. He is a graduate fr om IIT Kharagpur.\n\nThe STAR Rating Program \n\nThe Government of Maharash tra launched the 'Star Rating Website', in partnership with the Energy Poli cy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), which allows ordinary cit izens to access data on air pollution in a simple and shareable form, empow ering them to be equal partners in the fight for cleaner air. The ‘Star Rat ing Program’ was launched on June 5, World Environment Day. The program lev erages smoke stack emissions data that MPCB is already collecting using som e of the most advanced techniques in India. But, since sampling results are not very tangible to the general public, MPCB is turning these pollution r eadings into a star rating scheme. Under the new scheme, industries are rat ed based on the concentration of fine particulate pollution coming from the ir smoke stacks. Those with the lowest levels of pollution receive five sta rs. Those with the highest concentrations receive only one star. Industry, government and the public can then log onto the MPCB website to access the report cards for plants in their area (Available here: www.mpcb.info).\n\nT he Maharashtra ‘Star Rating Program’ is the first initiative in India that makes data available from approximately 20,000 industrial stack samples ove r multiple years. An easy and accessible way to inform residents of Maharas htra about the industry emissions around where they live and work, the prog ram has the added benefit of infusing transparency and accountability into the system. Such transparency can bring about change in two possible ways. First, by making citizens more informed about the sources of pollution in t heir communities, citizens can then call for action. And second, by giving industries information on their pollution emissions in near to real time, t hey may discover inefficiencies in their system and opportunities for impro vements such as installing new technologies.  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Centre for Experimental Social Sciences Nuffield - FLAME Universit y invites you to our General Interest Seminar:


The Problem of Air Pollution and the Maharashtra Star Rating Program< br />
Ishan Choudhary, Energy Policy Institute at th e University of Chicago (EPIC) - India
Gargi Pal, Res earch Associate, J-PAL South Asia
Arkopal Datta, Rese arch Associate, J-PAL South Asia
 
 
 
< div>CESS Nuffield - FLAME University is pleased to welcome the following gu ests:

Ishan Choudhary is a former broadcast jou rnalist with a decade long experience in hard news coverage. He has worked across the country including places like Assam. He currently works as a con sultant in the social/development sector and has worked with brands like Sa laam Bombay in the past. He currently handles communications and outreach f or the Maharashtra Star Rating program.
Gargi Pal is a Research Associate with J-PAL South Asia and is currently working on the Maharashtra Star Rating Program. Prior to this she was working as a Senior Analyst with KPMG. She has completed her Masters from Teri University and B achelor's from Delhi University, both in Economics.
Arkopal Da tta is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where he is worki ng on the Maharashtra Star Rating Program. He is a graduate from IIT Kharag pur.

The STAR Rating Program

The Government of Mahar ashtra launched the 'Star Rating Website', in partnership with the Energy P olicy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), which allows ordinary citizens to access data on air pollution in a simple and shareable form, em powering them to be equal partners in the fight for cleaner air. The ‘Star Rating Program’ was launched on June 5, World Environment Day. The program leverages smoke stack emissions data that MPCB is already collecting using some of the most advanced techniques in India. But, since sampling results are not very tangible to the general public, MPCB is turning these pollutio n readings into a star rating scheme. Under the new scheme, industries are rated based on the concentration of fine particulate pollution coming from their smoke stacks. Those with the lowest levels of pollution receive five stars. Those with the highest concentrations receive only one star. Industr y, government and the public can then log onto the MPCB website to access t he report cards for plants in their area (Available here: www.mpcb.info).
The Maharashtra ‘Star Rating Program’ is the first initiative in India that makes data available from approximately 20,000 industrial stack samples over multiple years. An easy and accessible way to inform residents of Maharashtra about the industry emissions around where they live and wor k, the program has the added benefit of infusing transparency and accountab ility into the system. Such transparency can bring about change in two poss ible ways. First, by making citizens more informed about the sources of pol lution in their communities, citizens can then call for action. And second, by giving industries information on their pollution emissions in near to r eal time, they may discover inefficiencies in their system and opportunitie s for improvements such as installing new technologies.
 
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