India, Jan. 29 -- Thick smog has once again blanketed parts of India, exposing the limits of city-led clean air measures

New research argues India's air pollution crisis is driven by fragmented governance, not a lack of data

Researchers call for airshed-level planning, stronger co-ordination across sectors, and a shift towards health-focused regulation

Parts of India, including the capital Delhi, were once again covered in thick smog recently as toxic pollution from industry and crop-burning engulfed the region. Even though India's National Clean Air Programme has advanced clean air action, air pollution remains a reoccurring problem.

Reliably protecting public health will require tighter co-ordination across orders of governments and...