Editing Mumbai (section)

=== Air pollution ===
[[Air pollution]] is a major issue in Mumbai.<ref>Borwankari, Vinamrata. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/air-pollution-killed-81000-in-delhi-mumbai-cost-rs-70000-crore-in-2015/articleshow/56656252.cms "Air pollution killed 81,000 in Delhi & Mumbai, cost Rs 70,000 crore in 2015."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529044308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/air-pollution-killed-81000-in-delhi-mumbai-cost-rs-70000-crore-in-2015/articleshow/56656252.cms |date=29 May 2024 }}  ''Times of India''. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.</ref><ref>Chatterjee, Badri. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-breathes-2017-s-cleanest-air-good-aqi-after-6-months/story-4YoZQvrZSFBNOOcf6tmKBK.html "Mumbai breathes 2017's cleanest air; 'good' AQI after 6 months."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506153636/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-breathes-2017-s-cleanest-air-good-aqi-after-6-months/story-4YoZQvrZSFBNOOcf6tmKBK.html |date=6 May 2017 }} ''Hindustan Times''. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.</ref><ref>Express News Service. [http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/air-quality-in-mumbai-3-times-worse-than-delhi-4568124/ "Air quality in Mumbai three times worse than Delhi."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318200948/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/air-quality-in-mumbai-3-times-worse-than-delhi-4568124/ |date=18 March 2017 }} ''Indian Express''. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.</ref> According to the 2016 [[World Health Organization]] Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database,<ref>[https://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/ Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301221905/http://who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/ |date=1 March 2017 }} ''World Health Organization''. May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.</ref> the annual average [[PM2.5]] concentration in 2013 was 63 μg/m<sup>3</sup>, which is 6.3 times higher than that recommended by the WHO Air Quality Guidelines<ref name="guidelines">[https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/ WHO Air Quality Guidelines.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104165807/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/ |date=4 January 2016 }} ''World Health Organization''. September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.</ref> for the annual mean PM2.5. The [[Central Pollution Control Board]] for the [[Government of India]] and the [[Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai]] monitor and publicly share real-time air quality data.<ref>[https://data.gov.in/ "Central Pollution Control Board Air Quality Information."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619153514/https://data.gov.in/ |date=19 June 2016 }} ''Open Government Data Platform India.'' Retrieved 30 June 2017.</ref><ref>[https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/mumbai/air-quality-data/ "U.S. Embassy Air Quality Data."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116102725/https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/mumbai/air-quality-data/ |date=16 January 2018 }} ''U.S. Department of State, Mission Air Quality.'' Retrieved 30 June 2017.</ref> In December 2019, [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]], in partnership with the [[McKelvey School of Engineering]] of [[Washington University in St. Louis]] launched the Aerosol and Air Quality Research Facility to study air pollution in Mumbai, among other Indian cities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://source.wustl.edu/2019/12/new-partnership-brings-together-mckelvey-iit-bombay-to-study-air-pollution/ |title=McKelvey Engineering, IIT Bombay partner to study air pollution |work=The Source |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |date=4 December 2019 |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529072244/https://source.wustl.edu/2019/12/new-partnership-brings-together-mckelvey-iit-bombay-to-study-air-pollution/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mumbai has been ranked 24th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' <ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |access-date=19 September 2024 |archive-date=14 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914164336/https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>