• Adarsh Choubey

Indian cities are reeling under multiple problems, including environmental issues that they must contend with. Most pressing of them all is the issue of air pollution. The poor air quality that citizens are forced to breathe- especially in the heavily polluted cities- has a detrimental impact on their health and well-being. In 2016, a World Health Organisation (WHO) study found that fourteen of the twenty world’s most polluted cities belonged to India. Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh, emerged as the city with the highest PM2.5 level, standing at 173 (17 times higher than the limit set for safety). It is estimated that in 2016, over 9 lakh deaths were caused due to air pollution in India. Present research paper focusses on the underlying causes of the crisis and the reasons of the failure of the efforts to tackle it with special emphasis on Delhi..

AQI, PM2.5, Green India mission, UJJWALA Yojana

"Air Pollution Crisis in North India: Challenges and Solution through Technology", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.513-518, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812C74.pdf

"Air Pollution Crisis in North India: Challenges and Solution through Technology", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp513-518, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812C74.pdf