What are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities?
India is the world’s third most polluted country, with most of its cities ranking among the worst. This calls India’s ambitions for sustainable urban growth into question. In this perspective, the present study investigates the sources of city air pollution in India. Due to the paucity of d...
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| author | Chakravarty Poorna Tripathi Sabyasachi Chandiramani Jyoti |
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| description | India is the world’s third most polluted country, with most of its cities
ranking among the worst. This calls India’s ambitions for sustainable urban
growth into question. In this perspective, the present study investigates
the sources of city air pollution in India. Due to the paucity of data, we
consider 36 metropolitan cities (cities with a million-plus population) for
the analysis. Eight pollutants are considered to measure air pollution at
the city level. Based on several Sustainable Development Goals, indicators
for infrastructure, population agglomeration, transport, waste generation,
climate action, energy use, life on land are considered for the assessment.
Using principal component analysis, we created pollution and infrastructure
indices. The results show that Delhi is the most polluted city and Bangalore
has the highest availability of infrastructure of all cities in India. The
ordinary regression results show that infrastructure, waste generation,
registered motor vehicles, and population size positively affect (increase)
air pollution. Additionally, clean fuel usage, light-emitting diode bulb
distribution, and open space negatively impact (decrease) air pollution. The
study concludes with important policy interventions to address urban air
pollution effectively for higher and sustainable urban growth in India. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b6f6c56df6b45c694e6bc1a2361d9312025-07-29T12:52:34ZengFaculty of Economics, BelgradeEkonomski Anali0013-32641820-73752025-01-01702457510010.2298/EKA2545075C0013-32642545075CWhat are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities?Chakravarty Poorna0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4579-497XTripathi Sabyasachi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-5477Chandiramani Jyoti2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6766-8975Symbiosis Centre for Urban Studies (SCUS), Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE), Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU), Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaSymbiosis Centre for Urban Studies (SCUS), Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE), Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU), Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaSymbiosis Centre for Urban Studies (SCUS), Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE), Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU), Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaIndia is the world’s third most polluted country, with most of its cities ranking among the worst. This calls India’s ambitions for sustainable urban growth into question. In this perspective, the present study investigates the sources of city air pollution in India. Due to the paucity of data, we consider 36 metropolitan cities (cities with a million-plus population) for the analysis. Eight pollutants are considered to measure air pollution at the city level. Based on several Sustainable Development Goals, indicators for infrastructure, population agglomeration, transport, waste generation, climate action, energy use, life on land are considered for the assessment. Using principal component analysis, we created pollution and infrastructure indices. The results show that Delhi is the most polluted city and Bangalore has the highest availability of infrastructure of all cities in India. The ordinary regression results show that infrastructure, waste generation, registered motor vehicles, and population size positively affect (increase) air pollution. Additionally, clean fuel usage, light-emitting diode bulb distribution, and open space negatively impact (decrease) air pollution. The study concludes with important policy interventions to address urban air pollution effectively for higher and sustainable urban growth in India.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0013-3264/2025/0013-32642545075C.pdfurbanisationair pollutioninfrastructureclean energyindia |
| spellingShingle | Chakravarty Poorna Tripathi Sabyasachi Chandiramani Jyoti What are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities? Ekonomski Anali urbanisation air pollution infrastructure clean energy india |
| title | What are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities? |
| title_full | What are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities? |
| title_fullStr | What are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities? |
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| title_short | What are the primary sources of air pollution in Indian cities? |
| title_sort | what are the primary sources of air pollution in indian cities |
| topic | urbanisation air pollution infrastructure clean energy india |
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