India Unfolded

Combating Air Pollution in Delhi Across North India, air quality is poor throughout the year, but it reaches extreme levels in the post monsoon and winter season, transforming Delhi into a gas chamber with smog choking its skyline and citizens gasping for breath. Delhi consistently ranks as the most polluted capital city in the world, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) frequently crossing hazardous levels. The crisis has grown so severe that the city often records pollution levels nearly ten times higher than the World Health Organization’s prescribed limits. Recently, the government of Delhi has come up with cloud seeding as a temporary solution to combat this crisis. Factors leading to persistent air quality crisis in Delhi Delhi’s air pollution is not a result of single source but a complex interplay of agricultural, industrial, vehicular, and climatic factors. The major factors are:- Air Pollutants 1. Stubble Burning : Every year, after the paddy harvest, farmers in Punjab, Hary...