Lung Care Foundation

District

New Delhi

States

Delhi

Asthma Readiness Training (ART) is a school-based initiative of Lung Care Foundation designed to address the growing burden of air pollution-induced asthma among children. The programme combines awareness, capacity building, and clinical screening to improve early detection and management of asthma in schools. Through teacher training workshops, digital learning modules, student health assessments, and the implementation of school-specific Asthma Management Guidelines, ART helps create asthma-ready schools that are better equipped to identify symptoms, respond to emergencies, and support children's respiratory health. By strengthening knowledge and preparedness among educators, students, and caregivers, the programme aims to reduce undiagnosed asthma and improve health outcomes for children living in polluted environments.

District

North West Delhi

States

Assam

Delhi

Haryana

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Punjab

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Doctors for Clean Air and Climate Action (DFCA) is an initiative of Lung Care Foundation and is a nationwide network of health professionals committed to addressing air pollution and climate change through evidence-based advocacy, public education, and health-centred policy engagement. The initiative is grounded in the principle that those entrusted with safeguarding health must also speak out against the environmental determinants of disease, particularly air pollution, which is responsible for over 2 million premature deaths annually in India.

DFCA brings together over 400 doctors and health professionals, supported by 21 national medical associations, and is actively engaged across 10 states through a growing network of nearly 20 City Forums for Clean Air. Through this platform, DFCA works to amplify the voices of health professionals in public discourse, strengthen the use of health evidence in policy and planning, and support locally grounded action on clean air and climate resilience.

States

Punjab

UNEP-supported intervention to develop and implement a comprehensive resource package for strengthening air quality management (AQM) in Jalandhar, Punjab. Objectives:
1. Promoting Circularity and sound Crop Residue Management: Advancing policies and on-ground practices that enable circular, safe, and efficient crop residue management in the identified areas of Jalandhar including efforts to enhance the usability of crop residue as a valuable economic resource.
2. Strengthening Stakeholder Capacities: Building and enhancing the capacities of relevant stakeholders through scalable, district-level programmes focused on effective air pollution management.
3. Advancing Understanding of Health Impacts & Promoting Low-Emission Practices: Facilitating a deeper understanding of the health and livelihood impacts of residue burning while raising awareness about rural emission reduction practices. These efforts contribute to the evolution of the concept of a non-burning, low-emission Model Village