Rohini Mohan

As more Indians feel this reality in their lungs, those who can afford it are buying air purifiers – no longer a luxury item, but a necessity.

‘All being poisoned slowly’: Air purifiers offer only limited respite from India’s chronic pollution

Delhi’s has been swinging within the “severe” range of 250 to 400 in 2025, even touching a catastrophic 900 in early November

Signage displayed on screens during the listing ceremony for Tata Capital Ltd. at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Tata Capital, a unit of Indias oldest conglomerate the Tata Group, advanced in its Mumbai trading debut after the shadow lender wrapped up its 155-billion-rupee ($1.7 billion) initial public offering, Indias biggest this year. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Boardroom battle at India’s Tata Group prompts Modi government to get involved

Unprecedented move seems to have calmed the internal rift, but analysts suspect the truce is temporary