Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding air quality initiatives in India? 1. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) was indigenously developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. 2. The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched as a statutory body under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

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1 only — Statement 1 is correct; SAFAR was developed by IITM Pune and operationalized by IMD. Statement 2 is incorrect; NCAP is a national-level strategy and scheme launched by the MoEFCC in 2019, not a statutory body created under the Air Act of 1981.

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