Cooking, industries make 60% of India's PM2.5 pollution: Study

This was followed by biomass burning, which contributed less than 3% to annual PM2.5 levels while transport accounted for 5-10% in all airsheds

Emissions from residential cooking and heating, power generation, and industries together contribute up to 60 per cent of India's PM2.5 pollution, with about 80 per cent of this coming from fossil fuel combustion, a new study has found.

The peer-reviewed study, published in MDPI's "Air" journal, suggests dividing India into 15 airsheds based on regional climate and pollution sources.

An airshed is a geographic area where air quality is influenced by common factors such as wind patterns and pollution sources. Since pollution can spread across regions, the airshed approach promotes coordinated action among states.