India launched an ambitious plan to build 100 smart cities and transform urban life for millions. Years later, traffic ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. India and Pakistan are losing ground to a common deadly enemy. Vast clouds of dense, ...

In the state of Punjab, India, where a rice-wheat double cropping system is prevalent, smoke from paddy stubble burning deteriorates air quality in the area and downwind regions. To assess citizens’ ...

India faces persistent pollution issues, with residents of its capital city urging the government for stricter action. CNN’s Rhea Mogul explains some of the attempted solutions and whether they’re ...

Youth participate in a protest in Delhi, India, against the government’s failure to tackle the toxic air quality crisis in the Indian capital, December 3, 2025. Credit: X/Gurmehar Kaur Air pollution ...

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In India, much of the population breathes air that is 10 times more polluted than what the World Health Organization considers safe. In a study released April 15 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, ...

Air pollution has been a critical area of concern for public health for decades 1. In most nations, economic development and urbanization entail growing energy generation, traffic, and industrial ...

People holding banners and posters protest against Delhi’s poor air quality and demand that the government take action to curb pollution, New Delhi, India, Nov. 9, 2025. Credit: X/CPIML Liberation On ...

India is the third most polluted country in the world, largely due to its extraordinarily high levels of air pollution. While seven out of 10 Indians are exposed to noxious air, pregnant women and ...