Rapid industrialization & population growth contributes to declining air quality in South Asia where pollution levels are currently over 50% higher than at the start of the century.
Citizens, civil society, and industry should be at the heart of any intervention designed to mitigate air pollution. Local governments must engage with citizens.
Air Quality Life Index, produced by Energy Policy Institute at University of Chicago, based on data from 2020. It says India’s National Clean Air Programme has potential to save 1.6 years of life.
According to survey by community social media platform LocalCircles, 59% feel that closing down of schools and colleges is the sole major step taken to curb pollution.
New Delhi: The central government Monday claimed stubble burning by farmers contributes to just 10 per cent of air pollution in Delhi, prompting the...
The Central Pollution Control Board said the 24-hour average concentration of lung-damaging fine particles known as PM2.5 in Delhi-NCR crossed the 300 mark around Thursday midnight.
According to the Centre for Science and Environment, the ongoing smog episode is a public health emergency. The 24-hour average AQI was 372 in the national capital Wednesday.
The Air Quality Life Index prepared by the Energy Policy Institute says India’s average PM concentration in 2019 was the highest in the world and 7 times the WHO’s guideline.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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