Discover practical tips to improve indoor air quality and manage allergies during the monsoon season, ensuring a healthier home year-round.Prefer HTon Google Delhi’s air pollution problem doesn’t disappear with the monsoon. The capital recorded an average AQI of 119 in July 2026, making it the city’s most polluted July in six years, despite the onset of the rainy season. While heavy rainfall temporarily improved air quality on some days, prolonged dry spells allowed pollutants and dust to build up again, underscoring how weather conditions can influence, but not eliminate, the city’s air pollution challenge. The implications of this seasonal shift extend beyond outdoor air.The rains bring skin allergies and water-borne infections. (Shutterstock)Tavishi Dogra is a Deputy Chief Content Producer, Health & Wellness, at Hindustan Times. She has over 9 years of experience writing about fitness, nutrition, and mental well-being, translating medical research and expert insights into practical advice readers can trust.
Career journey and experience
Tavishi began her health journalism journey in 2017, and has since reported for RSTV, Financial Express, Jagran, HT Media Labs and Zee. She joined Hindustan Times to simplify wellness subjects by cutting through jargon.
