This edition of the EPIC India Dialogue brings together leading voices to explore how communication can shape public awareness and policy action on air quality. With India entering its peak pollution season, the discussion will spotlight the power of narratives, storytelling, and sustained engagement in transforming how air pollution is understood and addressed.

Air pollution remains one of India’s most urgent public health and environmental challenges. While data on the scale of the crisis is stronger than ever, numbers alone cannot inspire change. The dialogue will focus on how to translate complex evidence into stories that resonate with people, policymakers, and the media—bridging research, policy, and communication strategies to drive meaningful action.

Through this exchange, the EPIC India Dialogue reaffirms its mission of creating a platform for ideas—bridging research, policy, and communication strategies that can help drive meaningful change.

About our speakers:

Pallavi Pant is Head of Global Initiatives at the Health Effects Institute, fostering high-quality research and effective science-based communication. She is an air quality scientist with 15 years of experience working on air pollution and health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Her research has focused on air quality, source apportionment, and exposure assessment.

Tanushree Ganguly is the director of the Air Quality Life Index and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Her career efforts focus on strengthening data-driven air quality decision-making, and finding ways to strengthen community participation in the process.