Sarath Guttikunda

Sarath Guttikunda is the director of Urban Emissions (India), an independent research group on air pollution that disseminates air quality forecasts for 640 districts in India.

A couple poses during a pre-wedding photo shoot near India's Presidential Palace which is shrouded in smog, in New Delhi

Presence of Three Tier-3 Cities High on the Worst Air List Tells Us Two Things

Sarath Guttikunda 29/03/2022

They are Bhiwadi, Jaunpur and Baghpat.

Kashmiri women carry baskets on their heads as they walk along the road amid dense fog on a cold morning in Srinagar

10 Reasons Why Indian Cities Continue To Top the World’s ‘Most Polluted’ Lists

Sarath Guttikunda 06/04/2021

If there was one lesson from the lockdowns across...

India: Why Was Daytime Ozone Pollution Higher During the Lockdowns?

Sarath Guttikunda 23/07/2020

Ozone in the stratosphere is good. However, ozone in...

Smoke rises from chimney of a garbage processing plant on the outskirts of Chandigarh

Why We Need to Look Beyond City Limits for Clean Air in Indian Cities

Sarath Guttikunda 15/07/2020

Delhi and Mumbai are classic examples of big cities...

Part II: How Did Lockdown 2 Change the Pollution Over India’s Cities?

Sarath Guttikunda 08/05/2020

Over the Indo-Gangetic plain, the drop in air pollution...

Data Analysis: How Has the Lockdown Changed the Pollution Over North India?

Sarath Guttikunda 15/04/2020

This spring, thanks to the lockdown, the skies are...

Air Pollution Is No Longer a Priority for the Government

Sarath Guttikunda 11/03/2020

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