NEW DELHI: Air pollution is no longer just an environmental or health challenge. Experts warn it is becoming a major economic risk, affecting productivity, investment, healthcare spending and overall growth. With studies estimating massive GDP losses and billions in avoidable costs, we ask: Is clean air now essential for India’s economic future, and what will it take to turn a pollution crisis into a growth opportunity?
Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated again, with the 24-hour average AQI climbing to 350 after briefly improving to 299. Biomass burning, secondary organic aerosols and vehicular emissions remain major contributors. Meanwhile, Punjab’s Moga has recorded 264 farm-fire cases, with reports suggesting stubble burning is increasingly shifting to night hours to evade satellite monitoring.
As pollution grips Delhi-NCR, residents of Gurugram’s high-rise societies are spending lakhs on sprinklers and anti-smog guns in a bid to clean their surroundings.
DEAD FISH: Dead fish have been spotted in the Yamuna near Delhi’s Sonia Vihar, triggering a political row just as Chhath Puja begins. Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma has alleged that AAP workers deliberately dumped dead fish to create a false narrative and disrupt the festive atmosphere.
The Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department has approached the police over social media claims of chemicals being sprayed into the river. AAP has questioned the government’s allegations and pointed to the Yamuna’s pollution. Delhi Police is yet to register an FIR, according to the report.
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