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IITH researcher leads international air pollution study for Indian cities

IITH researcher Aalok Khandekar is coordinating the 'Air Pollution Governance Across Cities Study in five Indian cities with the funding from the Azim Premji Foundation

Silhouette of children seen through a layer of dense fog on a cold, winter morning, in New Delhi, Sunday
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Silhouette of children seen through a layer of dense fog on a cold, winter morning, in New Delhi, Sunday | Photo: PTI

BS Reporter Hyderabad
An international air pollution governance study, funded by the US National Science Foundation and Azim Premji Foundation,  has been led by a researcher from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) for the Indian cities.

Originally there were six cities in the study with research groups in Beijing, Bangalore, Houston, Philadelphia, New York City, and Albany. The study has now been expanded to include four more Indian cities-Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune besides Los Angeles in the US.

IITH researcher Aalok Khandekar is coordinating the 'Air Pollution Governance Across Cities Study in five Indian cities with the funding from