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We are a Social Impact Trust working towards "ACT (Awareness, Clinical Care, Think Tank) for Clean Air

02/02/2026

Air pollution isn’t only outdoors.
It comes from traffic, construction, industries, and even inside our homes.

With every breath, pollutants enter the lungs and affect health over time.

Dr. Salil Bhargava, Senior Pulmonologist, in this video explains where polluted air comes from and why reducing exposure matters.

30/01/2026

India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) promised cleaner air by 2025–26.
CREA’s latest analysis shows where the NCAP progress stands.

Even where PM10 levels declined, PM2.5- the more dangerous pollutant, continues to exceed safe limits in over 100 cities, often without clear reduction targets.

📉 Nearly one-third of NCAP cities lack source apportionment studies, meaning policies are being implemented without knowing what’s polluting the air.

📊 Monitoring has expanded, but data gaps, poor station siting, and inconsistent reporting limit its usefulness for health-focused action.

💰 While most funds were spent, CREA finds limited alignment between spending and actual pollution sources, and minimal investment in health systems, risk communication, or public awareness.

The takeaway is clear:
Clean air cannot be achieved through infrastructure alone.

It requires:
• PM2.5-focused strategies
• Science-led funding
• Airshed-based planning
• Health at the centre of decision-making

Clean air is not just an environmental goal.
It is a public health necessity.

Source: Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)

26/01/2026

When we burn coal, oil, and gas, we don’t just fuel our economies, we breathe in disease. Air pollution enters our lungs and bloodstream, increasing the risk of asthma, COPD, heart disease, and cancer.

Switching to clean energy sources like solar, wind, and hydro means cleaner air, healthier lungs, and stronger hearts. Evidence shows that a low-carbon energy transition significantly improves respiratory and cardiovascular health.

Children and older adults are especially vulnerable to polluted air. Cleaner energy helps protect those who need it most at home, outdoors, and across communities.

From smoke-filled kitchens to healthy homes, clean cooking solutions save lives and reduce disease.

This , let’s power our world and our health with clean, sustainable choices.

24/01/2026

Education isn’t something we deliver; it’s something we build together.
Across generations, professions, and communities, learning becomes a force that shapes knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits.
On this , we recognise the power of people, especially youth, in co-creating education that matters.

20/01/2026

"18 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India.”
Dr. Vijay Kumar Chennamchetty, Pulmonologist, Hyderabad, reminds us that clean air is not a luxury- it’s a basic human right. It’s time to rise, demand reform, and protect what truly matters: the air our children will breathe.

16/01/2026

Air pollution affects more than the air we see it affects the lungs and hearts we live with every day.

Dr. B.L. Jain, chest physician and allergy specialist, Mansarovar Hospital and Maternity Centre, Jaipur, explains why clean air is essential for respiratory health and why collective action is needed to reduce pollution and protect communities.

Clean air. Healthy lungs. Shared responsibility.

14/01/2026

Cold mornings and a small fire on the roadside- with smoke rising.
A few streets away, doctors were talking about lungs, air, and health.

In Gorakhpur, everyday sights like these shape the air people breathe. With the support of Gorakhpur Nagar Nigam, and Dr Manglesh Kr Srivastava, Mayor, Gorakhpur, Doctors for Clean Air and Climate Action (DFCA) brought together doctors, the city, and communities to talk about what this smoke means for our bodies.
It began with conversations across 10 wards and nearly 300 residents and Safai Karamcharis- with Parshads, sanitation workers, and residents and moved to the streets through a city marathon for Clean Air for Healthy Lungs. And it continues ward by ward, where questions meet answers.

How does smoke travel?
Why do small fires matter?
What can change at the local level?

That roadside fire and those conversations are part of the same story.

A city learning.
A system responding.
Cleaner air, one step at a time.

12/01/2026

“More children with asthma are coming to our clinics.
Climate change and pollution are at the root.”

At a recent conference, Dr. Shetanshu Shabasta, Professor of Pediatrics, shared what pediatricians across India are seeing—rising asthma and respiratory symptoms in children, starting from indoor air at home and worsening with outdoor pollution.

This is why doctors are joining Doctors for Clean Air (DFCA)—to advocate for cleaner air as a public health necessity.

When clinicians raise their voices, children’s lungs come first.

12/01/2026

The Lancet Countdown India 2025 examines how energy choices, climate change, and air quality are shaping health outcomes across the country. By connecting data on pollution exposure, disease burden, and climate trends, the report reframes clean energy as a health-protective solution, not just a climate one.

These insights mirror what DFCA and Lung Care Foundation see across districts where air pollution is no longer an abstract risk, but a daily clinical and community reality.

08/01/2026

To close 2025 with purpose, Indore Forum for Clean Air, under Doctors for Clean Air & Climate Action, brought together 21 general practitioners on 30th December 2025 for a doctors’ training led by Dr. Shailendra Jain.

The session focused on how polluted air drives asthma, allergies, chronic lung disease and why pregnant women and newborns face the highest risks.

As we move into 2026, empowering doctors with prevention-focused knowledge remains central to protecting community health.

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