Major Indian cities regularly rank amongst the most polluted in the world raising concern about the country's air quality in recent years. As April approaches air quality remains a major concern, aggravated by both natural and man-made factors. AQI (Air quality index), which monitors the concentration of harmful pollution in the air, frequently reports, dangerous level , endangering the health of millions of people.

Air quality in April; Snapshot:-
The change from spring to summer begins in April, and as the temperature rises, so does the pollution. High levels of ground level ozone and particulate matter are caused by weather in many city's of India. Particularly those which are located in Centre and North.
Cities like Delhi, Varanasi, Kanpur frequently reports AQI levels fall outside of the unhealthy and hazardous category according to reports given by The central pollution control board. Indeed Delhi saw AQI level readings above 200 for the number of days.
According to the 2024 IQ Air report ,it has been ranked as world's most polluted city, If you study this report properly, you would find many such shocking facts. Many people thinks that air pollution only happens in winter or it is only a problem in North India or Delhi, but it affects our entire country, all cities from Mumbai to Kolkata, from Chennai to Bangalore, throughout the year.

Let's do a detailed Analysis on Air pollution in India in April:
Air pollution has been a growing concern for decades, with the affect on health and environment.
India, a country of 1.4 billion people, Air pollution is one of the most urgent environment issue of the twenty first century facing India.
The country boasts some of the world's most polluted cities. with air quality steadily decreasing and causing major health hazard of millions. The Article investigate why India's air is hazardous and continues to deteriorates, particularly around the month of April. When air pollution level frequently peak.
we will also have a short look on air quality index and it's effect on everybody's health.

What is The Air Quality Index:
The air quality index is a metric used to convey the current or projected levels of air pollution. it is determined by the levels of major contaminants. including particular matter, PM 2.5 and PM 10, are fine particle suspended in air that can be detrimental if inhaled. PM 2.5 levels routinely surpass permissible limits, making it a significant source of worry.
The WHO recommends that the annual mean concentration of PM 2.5 should not exceed.

Key Factors contributing to deadly fact in India:-

Several factors are there which contribute toxic air, specially in April when condition of weather, starts getting higher;

•  Industrial pollution:-Industries are a huge resource, which contributes in air pollution. Factories and powerplants, especially those who releases harmful pollutant like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide and PM 2.5 into the atmosphere.
• Crop burning:-Every years, during harvest season farmers engage in stubble burning to clear fields. the smoke from these fields transported across northern India, contributes in overall air quality.
• Dust & sandstorms:- In April India faces the beginning of summers, and with that comes the dust, dryness and heat storm. which also affects the air quality of India.

Government response and solution:
The Indian government has taken some step towards this air toxicity, such as they introduced the Nation clean air program, and it's goal to reduce air pollutions in cities by 20-30%.

India's air toxicity is not just an environmental issue but it's a crisis of people's health, and it demands actions from all the sectors and society.