India’s air pollution crisis goes far beyond the winter headlines. Today, it is the biggest public health emergency in the country. Every year, lakhs of people die due to air pollution and life expectancy in cities like Delhi has reduced by more than eight years. As per latest studies, more than 70 of the world’s 100 most polluted cities are in India.

In this video, we discuss whether air quality data is being manipulated or under-reported – from monitoring stations placed in green zones to sprinklers used around sensors and machines going offline during peak pollution days like Diwali. Only about 10% of the cities/towns in India have air quality monitoring stations. How reliable is our AQI data, and what are the systemic gaps?

Watch the full video to know more.

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