As per an analysis, PM2.5 levels in Bengaluru reduced by an average of 28% during lockdown. In some localities, air quality even met WHO safe levels, perhaps for the first time in two decades.
The Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on Graphite India limited (GIL), calling its Whitefield plant a serious offender contributing to air pollution in the area. In the first of an in-depth two-part series, we look at the long struggle that led to the ruling.
