IQAir report 'World Air Quality Report 2023' says India, with an annual PM2.5 concentration averaging at 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, trails behind Bangladesh and Pakistan.
From 15th September to 7th November, a total of 22,644 stubble-burning events were recorded, of which 20,978 (93%) were in Punjab
Poor pollution data, piecemeal and ineffective mitigations and laws which damage environment plague the system
The IoT-based mobile air pollution monitoring technology developed by IIT Madras allows low-cost air quality sensors to be mounted on vehicles to gather spatiotemporal air quality data.
This come ahead of the winter season when paddy straw burning causes air pollution in northern states including national capital New Delhi.
A study by The Lancet says Delhi had the highest per-capita economic loss due to air pollution; in 93% of India, pollution remains well above WHO guidelines.
Fortune India travelled across Delhi to document human lives caught in the throes of the pandemic, on one hand, and toxic, unbreathable air, on the other.
They should also be held accountable for their philanthropic promises, says the economist.
Mainland China, the U.S., and India bear the highest economic cost from fossil fuel air pollution.
Corporate India is going green and making sustainability a part of the manufacturing process to protect the environment.
