Studies show cooking, heating, and industries cause 60% of India's PM2.5 pollution, with fossil fuels responsible for 80%.

A recent study in MDPI's "Air" journal shows that residential cooking, heating, power generation, and industries cause up to 60% of India's PM2.5 pollution, with 80% from fossil fuels. The study recommends dividing India into 15 airsheds to improve state-level coordination. The Indo-Gangetic Plains are the most polluted, while coastal and urban areas show increasing pollution from industrial and transport sectors.

November 27, 2024
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