“EAGxIndia 2025: A Call for Safety/Caution” by Nishit

As members of the EA community in India, we feel compelled to register our concern about the timing & location of EAGxIndia 2025, scheduled for 13–14 December in New Delhi [1]. December is peak smog season in Delhi—a time when the city's air quality predictably descends into hazardous territory. The average reading breaches 400 (‘Severe' category per the CPCB), with ambient PM2.5 concentration up to 30 times higher than the WHO's recommended safety threshold. As of this drafting, the National Capital Region has logged three consecutive days of sustained "Severe" air quality: with the overall AQI readings of 428 on Nov 11, 418 on Nov 12, and 404 on Nov 13,2025. The decision to convene a major conference during this peak pollution period necessitates at least some direct exposure of participants to ambient PM2.5 levels that constitute a Class 1 carcinogen, inherently elevating the health-risk profile for all attendees. Detailed Notes on Delhi's Winter Air-Quality Crisis:15 November 2024. People in New Delhi commute through thick winter smog as air quality reaches the “severe” category (AQI ≈ 424) according to the CPCB.  Photo: EPA/Rajat Gupta Every winter—especially after the late‑October Diwali festival—Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) drops from “moderate” or [...] ---Outline:(01:18) Detailed Notes on Delhi's Winter Air-Quality Crisis:(04:37) EAGxIndia 2025: Information Gap and Contradictory Protocols(06:34) Sources --- First published: November 15th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/7qGHbvbMpCbfJ5gbS/eagxindia-2025-a-call-for-safety-caution --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.