Air quality analysis, city reports, and health guides.
PM10 drives 97% of India's summer air pollution. This guide explains what coarse particulate matter is, how it harms you, NAQI breakpoints, and which cities are worst affected — backed by 9 years of CPCB data.
We ranked all 29 Mumbai air quality stations from cleanest to most polluted using 25,000+ CPCB readings. Check how your area compares.
March opened with Severe air in Bihar and closed with Kalyan-Dombivli at AQI 378. We tracked 486 cities over 21 days. Check the full monthly AQI report.
We analyzed 7,936 CPCB readings across 9 Novembers. Zero were Good. See Delhi's Diwali spike, station rankings, and category breakdown.
We analyzed 8,187 CPCB readings from 27 Mumbai stations. Worli averaged 148 AQI, winter was 3x worse than monsoon. Check the full station-by-station data.
Mumbai launched India's first climate action plan in 2022. We pulled 31,534 CPCB readings across 37 stations to check if the air actually improved. See the station-by-station verdict.
We ranked all 38 CPCB stations in Delhi by 2024 AQI. Anand Vihar tops at 272, IHBAS Dilshad Garden is cleanest at 167. See every neighbourhood compared.
India went from 30 CPCB monitoring stations in 2016 to 551 by 2024, covering 275 cities across 29 states. Track how the air quality monitoring network expanded year by year.
India promised 40% cleaner air by 2025-26. Delhi delivered 10%. Varanasi hit 73%. We ran the numbers on 9 years of CPCB data across 65 cities. Here is the full NCAP scorecard.
Delhi-NCR hit AQI 500 on March 24 while Tamil Nadu recorded 10. See the full city-by-city March 2026 air quality breakdown with charts and data tables.
Summer 2026 air quality forecast for Indian cities. Delhi averages AQI 195 in April (dust season) while Chennai drops to 54. Month-by-month breakdown inside.
Delhi's air quality ranges from "Good" in monsoon to "Severe" emergency in winter. This comprehensive guide covers the seasonal cycle, pollution sources, and practical survival strategies for India's capital.
Air pollution kills 1.6 million Indians every year, but simple daily habits can cut your exposure by 50% or more. Here are 10 evidence-based strategies that actually work.
Most polluted cities in India 2026 — live AQI rankings updated every few hours. Track the cleanest and most polluted cities and monitoring areas across India with real-time data.
PM2.5 is the single most dangerous air pollutant — microscopic particles 30 times thinner than a human hair that penetrate deep into your lungs and bloodstream. Here's everything you need to know.
AQI, NAQI, PM2.5 — air quality jargon can be confusing. This plain-English guide explains exactly how the Air Quality Index works in India, what the numbers mean, and how to use them to protect your health.
A DIY air quality experiment in Bengaluru traffic revealed a shocking truth: keeping windows closed with AC on reduces cabin PM2.5 by 70-80%. Your cabin filter is doing life-saving work—if you use it correctly.
Between 2% to 24% of municipal waste in Indian cities gets burned in the open. Without intervention, waste burning could become India's largest air pollution source by 2035 — but the solution is remarkably simple.
Most bedrooms exceed 1,000 ppm of CO₂ by morning. Research shows this silently degrades deep sleep by up to 30%, impairs memory consolidation, and leaves you groggy — a cracked window might be the cheapest health fix you'll ever make.
India is home to 21 of the world's 30 most polluted cities. Air pollution contributes to over 1.6 million premature deaths annually — understanding the crisis is the first step toward change.
Every November, the same nightmare returns — a thick grey blanket descends over North India, flights cancel, schools shut, and hospitals overflow. This is the anatomy of the annual winter smog crisis.
From AI-powered pollution forecasting to low-cost sensors and electric mobility, India is becoming a testing ground for some of the world's most ambitious clean air innovations.