Prateek Sharma -- a Dean at TERI Univeristy in Delhi; civil engineer;
Contributed Paper: "Assessment of ambient air quality compliance criteria using statistical distribution modelling approach"
Air quality modelling: An effective tool for managing urban air pollution. Sharma, P., Jain, S., Sharma, P , 2015 In: CITIES-the 21st Century India, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
S.M. Shiva Nagendra -- civil engineer at IIT Madras, working on air modeling for CPCB,
Contributed Paper: Low cost sensors for air quality management in smart cities";
General India Resources
List of organizations--India
List of news reporting--India
List of lawsuits, legal action--India
Bus Rapid Transit Systems
overview of BRTs in India (including PUNE)
http://www.umtc.co.in/bus-based-public-transit-system-umtc-187
BRT launched in Bhopal in 2013
http://www.sustainablecitiescollective.com/kumar-manish/180741/my-bus-brts-launched-bhopal-bridges-old-city-and-new-city-india
Bhopal BRT report (with good references to plans and projects in other Indian metros and elsewhere -- rooted in Bogota)
Data and Monitoring
Seventh Workshop on Big Data Benchmarking
sponsored by San Diego Supercomputer Center to be held in New Delhi, December 14-15, 2015; from the speakers list:
- Prateek Sharma -- a Dean at TERI Univeristy in Delhi; civil engineer;
Contributed Paper: "Assessment of ambient air quality compliance criteria using statistical distribution modelling approach"- S.M. Shiva Nagendra -- civil engineer at IIT Madras, working on air modeling for CPCB,
Contributed Paper: Low cost sensors for air quality management in smart cities";- http://www.civil.iitm.ac.in/?q=shiva_rp;
:Air Quality Index and other Data
Air quality data sets at data.gov.in:
https://data.gov.in/dataset-group-name/air-quality
Shortlist for the Data Visualization Challenge 2014
http://embarqindiahub.org/infographics/announcing-shortlist-data-visualization-challenge-umi-2014
includes a couple of air quality entries:
Do populations and vehicle densities affect air quality:
http://embarqindiahub.org/sites/default/files/infographics/Sudipto-Ghosh.jpg
Vivek Patil is at Gonzaga University in Spokane WA; he used WHO data to create some visualizations of PM10 and PM2.5 here;
patilv.com/airpollution/
Why India needs open data for better urban mobility:
http://thecityfix.com/blog/india-needs-open-data-better-urban-mobility-zainab-kakal-roshan-toshniwal/
Infosys (in Bangalore?) invests in indoor air monitor startup:
http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/air-quality-monitoring-pioneer.aspx
startup is based in Pittsburgh (CMU link), monitor sells for $200:
https://www.specksensor.com/
Rama Lakshmi (17 October 2014). "India launches its own Air Quality Index. Can its numbers be trusted?".Washington Post.
"National Air Quality Index (AQI) launched by the Environment Minister AQI is a huge initiative under 'Swachh Bharat'".
"Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations".
"India launches index to measure air quality".timesofindia-economictimes.
http://home.iitk.ac.in/~mukesh/indian%20air%20quality.htm
"::: Central Pollution Control Board :::".
India News
NYTimes: India's Air Poll