Bihar gets its first continuous  ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) system Patna: according to the latest reports, not surprisingly Patna has shown a two-fold jump in air pollution in the last five years. A survey done by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) in 2010-11 also shows that the presence of small particulate matter (SPM) is more than double the acceptable rate. SN Jaiswal, a scientist from the BSPCB says ‘SPM rate should not be above 100 microgram per cubic meter annually. But as per our data of 2010-11, at Gandhi Maidan air quality monitoring station, it was measured...