Anumita Roychowdhary is one of India’s foremost authorities on urban air quality and vehicular emissions policy. As Executive Director (Research & Advocacy) at the Centre for Science and Environment, she has spent more than three decades building the evidence base that has shaped India’s emission standards, fuel quality upgrades, and clean transport policies — including the transition to BS-VI fuel.
Her partnership with GurgaonFirst has brought CSE’s rigorous, data-driven approach directly to Gurugram’s citizens — through citizen workshops, handbook contributions, and public campaigns that translate complex pollution science into actionable civic demands. Her message is consistent: clean air is a fundamental right, and citizens who understand the numbers are the most powerful force for policy change.