India, May 13 -- The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has written to all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) seeking scientific and technological solutions to combat Delhi's persistent air pollution, officials said.

In a letter dated May 9, the DPCC shared a list of 11 key challenges contributing to the capital's air quality crisis, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, biomass burning, and road dust kicked up by traffic, and has invited concept notes of up to 5,000 words, supported by a digital presentation, within 15 days. "Accordingly, it will be shared with the Delhi government to possibly take some of the solutions on board," said a DPCC official.

The suggestio...