Air quality in five of India’s major cities saw little improvement in 2018. In short, air quality was flat in Hyderabad year over year, while air quality worsened in Mumbai and Kolkata. Here’s the full data to show you just how bad India’s air quality levels were in 2018: Worsening air quality in India comes […]
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While Air Quality Improves in Other Major Cities, These Two Cities Worse in 2018
New analysis from Smart Air finds that 2018 was a good year for air quality for India’s major cities. Air quality was flat or down in three of five cities—Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Yet two cities saw air pollution rise significantly. PM2.5 pollution was up 17% in Kolkata, exceeding nine times the World […]
Did Kolkata’s Air Get Better in 2018?
Analyzing air pollution data from the US Consulate, Smart Air found that Kolkata’s air pollution rose 19% in 2018 compared to last year. This extra smog pushes Kolkata to an average of more than nine times the World Health Organization’s annual limit. Kolkata started the year with January pollution above 2017. Kolkata air pollution […]
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