In 2013, regulators in Gujarat, one of India’s fastest-growing and wealthiest—but also most polluted—states, faced a confounding problem. India had implemented relatively strong legal limits on industrial pollution,… Learn More >
The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) tool, developed by EPIC, reveals that if India reduced its average annual PM2.5 concentrations to the WHO PM2.5 Guideline, its people could live 5 years longer on average.
The Delhi government joined hands with the University of Chicago to crowdsource ideas to reduce pollution in the city. After receiving almost 250 ideas, three winners were chosen and are now working with our researchers to pilot and test their ideas.
EPIC-India analyzed pollution data before, during and after the implementation of Delhi’s Odd-Even scheme and found that the pilot program did reduce pollution by 13 percent during the cold weather months.
In a study of India’s pollution, EPIC researchers found compliance with Indian air quality standards would save millions of lives. The analysis called for a greater reliance on… Learn More >
Gujarat authorities partnered with EPIC researchers to implement and test reforms that gave auditors of polluting plants the incentives to report accurate pollution readings. The reforms led to more accurate reporting, and reduced pollution by 28 percent.