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The environmental crisis in India is many-sided and multi-faceted. It has to be addressed on different fronts and by a variety of different actors. We need to harness scientific and social-scientific expertise to develop and promote eco-friendly technologies in energy, water management, housing, and transportation. Scientific innovation needs to be complemented by legislative change as well as by changes in social behaviour. The 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranked India 141 out of 180 countries surveyed. EPI is unique in its approach because it incorporates many high-priority environmental issues, including resource consumption, depletion of environmental assets, pollution, and species loss among other important topics. It has been known for some time that the air that people breathe in Indian cities is among the worst in the world. Air pollutants and smog may be invisible, but the impact on our daily lives and health is very real. We believe we should do more, not less, and make modern cities livable again. Experts say the huge population of countries like India and China and the fact that these are developing economies should also be kept in mind while analyzing these statistics. It time to take up this challenge and find amicable solutions so that future generation will not face any serious threat. This paper attempts to outline the broader problem and possible alternate solution to containing damage what we create with without knowing the problem in global perspective in general and India particular. The effort will help the policy makers and serve as a timely call to action. The pollution is a winnable battle.