India, Nov. 30 -- Every winter, Delhi and Gurugram slide into a season of sour air - a grey, gritty heaviness that wraps itself around homes, schools, lungs, and lives. Flights falter, children wheeze, visibility vanishes.

In moments like this, people ask: Isn't there an authority meant to protect us? There is. It is called the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). But to understand why the air still poisons millions, we must understand what CAQM is, what it can do, why it is structurally constrained, and what a modern, tech-enabled transformation could make possible

What is CAQM

Created by Parliament in 2021, CAQM is the statutory body responsible for managing air quality across the entire National Capital Region - Delhi, Guru...