Environment intelligence is a new sector of research and enterprise in India. And the few companies and start-ups that are there, are working towards tackling climate change, the crisis and global health issues in very early stages. The air quality index (AQI) in most Indian cities, especially New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Pune, is among the world’s worst. Despite these worrying figures and facts, no significant measures have been taken to dilute pollution and resolve the ensuing crisis.

To combat climate issues, the Bangalore based start-up Ambee aims to use environmental information to provide real-time, high-quality local atmospheric data daily to help understand the effects of pollution. Ambee was set up in 2017 by Akshay Joshi, Madhusudan Anand B and Jaideep Singh Bacher and is an environmental information start-up that measures, processes and analyses local data on air quality in real-time. 

Ambee uses an air quality data network whose sensors measure the quality of dust, particles, volatile organic compounds and other measurable control points to determine air quality. According to the start-up’s founders, its developers can integrate environmental data into health devices, fitness apps, air purifiers, smart cities, offices and homes. The company works with a broad mixture of aerospace, home appliance, big data, utility, pharmaceutical and insurance companies.