<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday (26 February 2024) inaugurated the 2nd Aerosol Winter School – 'Manthan 2024' at Central University of Jammu.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the LG commended the joint endeavour of the Central University of Jammu, Sindhu Central University Ladakh and Indian National Young Academy of Science to impart hands-on training on required instrumentation and analytical techniques as well as remote sensing tools for air quality studies to meet the objectives of the National Clean Air Programme. He emphasised the collaborative and cross-sectoral coordination to tackle air pollution, which has turned into a serious health concern for the people. The Lieutenant Governor said, "Air sustains life. Now the time has come for us to sustain the availability of clean air.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Mother Nature is reminding us to learn proper lessons from the wrong steps of the past and work towards a cleaner and greener planet." The Lieutenant Governor reiterated the resolve of the UT Administration to address the challenges of Air pollution and called for an effective monitoring network inclusive of public participation and capacity-building measures to ensure sustainable solutions. He further said that societies and nations have prospered because of balanced and sustainable development. Many important achievements of the industries, science and technology have also derived their strength from nature. Today, it is time to protect and preserve nature. He directed the Jammu Kashmir Pollution Control Committee and other key stakeholders to assess and review the progress registered under the National Clean Air Programme. The Lt Governor announced 1.5 crore rupees to be allocated by the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department for strengthening of Himalayan Aerosol Research Instrumentation Centre of Central University of Jammu and also assured the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism of necessary support by the UT Administration for the expansion of research-related activities in J&K.</span></p>