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Grassroots ‘Jugaad’ Innovations Power India’s Clean-Air Fight as Pollution Worsens

By TNI Team December 4, 2025 " "economic loss AI-enabled enforcement Air Mission Cell air pollution air-quality monitoring alert systems AQI 375 bengaluru CAQM citizen-led initiatives clean air CO2 reduction community participation CPCB crop residue management decentralised composting DELHI AIR QUALITY Delhi EV fleet electric buses environmental governance filtration systems GDP impact Global South grassroots innovation green urban infrastructure gurugram hazardous air Hyderabad Clean-Air Tech Challenge hyperlocal monitoring india Indore industrial violations jugaad jute barricades local interventions low-cost sensors micro-forests Miyawaki forests National Clean Air Programme NCAP outdoor workers PM2.5 pollution crisis pollution data premature deaths Public Health respiratory cases smog Stubble Burning Surat waste burning WHO Guidelines

New Delhi: As toxic smog engulfs northern India once again, a new report titled Jugaad Innovation: India’s Grassroots Fight Against Air Pollution highlights how citizen-led…

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