India's Air Pollution Crisis: Unveiling Hidden Threats and Systemic Failures in the Fight for Clean Air
India's Air Pollution Crisis: A Year-Round National Emergency
The revelation that Byrnihat, a small city nestled between Assam and Meghalaya’s lush forests, has emerged as the world’s most polluted city shatters entrenched myths about air quality in India. Contrary to assumptions that pollution is confined to North India or winter months, IQAir’s latest data exposes a grim reality: toxic air plagues the nation from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Mumbai to Kolkata, with PM2.5 levels routinely exceeding global safety thresholds by 10–20 times. This invisible crisis, normalised by lax standards and political apathy, silently devastates public health, economies, and futures.
