Delhi's Pollution Fight: Can Beijing's Success Offer a Blueprint? Tips from China to Chandni Chowk

• Delhi faces annual severe air pollution, with current AQI in 'very poor' category, prompting a search for solutions.
• China's Beijing successfully combated similar pollution, offering a potential model for Delhi's challenges.
• Key strategies from Beijing include strict vehicle emission controls (China 6NI/Euro 6), phasing out old vehicles, expanding public transport, and promoting EVs.
• Industrial restructuring, such as shutting down over 3000 heavy industries and transforming vacated factories into new hubs, was crucial for Beijing.
• Other measures involved stricter emission standards, renewable energy expansion, real-time monitoring, and strict penalties for non-compliance.

Why It Matters: Beijing's successful air pollution fight offers Delhi a roadmap through strict controls and industrial reform.