India, Jan. 21 -- A consortium of four institutions led by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Pune, with partners from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune (IITM), will develop a new emission inventory and source apportionment study for Delhi-National Capital Region, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has said. The exercise will map emissions at a high resolution of 500 x 500 metre grids to cover major polluting sectors, with 2026 as the base year.

The plan, outlined in a report uploaded on the CAQM's website, comes soon after the Supreme Court pulled up the statutory body for failing to clearly identify th...