India, June 20 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas issued a request for proposal (RFP), seeking innovations, ideas and technological solutions to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR.

Targeting scientists, academicians and NGOs, the pollution body said it would fund feasible innovations and set a deadline of July 31 for submissions.

"The project proposal needs to be as comprehensive as possible, outlining allocation of work, research plan, milestones and deliverables," the CAQM said in the RFP document on its website.

The CAQM said the proposals must tackle nine sources of pollution, listing vehicular emissions (both exhaust and non-exhaust), industrial emissions (including thermal power plants),...