Governance
Air Pollution in India: What Works and What Must Change
India lost ~2 million lives to air pollution in 2023, per the State of Global Air 2025 report.
NCAP has built monitoring and forecasting muscle, but its 40% PM10 cut by 2026 looks out of reach.
Only about 68% of the ₹11,211 crore released for clean air up to 2025 was actually spent.
Experts urge an airshed-wide, PM2.5-focused, health-first approach over fragmented city plans.
BS-VI fuel, Ujjwala LPG and the CAQM show real progress worth building on, not discarding.
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