India, Nov. 26 -- Make continuous emission monitoring system data public for air quality betterment CSE study emphasises

Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are currently in the throes of an air pollution emergency. Stubble burning, the onset of winter and fire crackers being burst on Diwali have turned the region into a gas chamber again. But industries and power plants in the area are not even monitoring their emission levels, despite orders from India's top court.

An analysis by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that there is very sketchy data on emissions produced by Delhi-NCR industries and power plants that is available in the public domain.

Regulators had instructed industries and ...