Delhi, Faridabad and Varanasi have the poorest air quality among the 32 Indian cities which are connected to the web-based system National Air Quality Index Portal.

It has long been argued that government spending on health should increase to 2.5 per cent of GDP.

Less than one per cent of India’s population lives in areas that meet World Health Organisation air quality guidelines.

Earlier this month, the Delhi government was pulled up by the NGT for ignoring pollution from dust and garbage burning while mostly focussing on vehicular emissions, Independent studies have also s

Govt’s claim that pollution in the city has dropped over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of PM.