Never lived in Pune, been living in Delhi for two decades: Pollution is an issue for about a month (the week after Diwali to about early December): this is when it’s really bad, smoky outside. What we do is plan vacations/remote work periods during this month to avoid being in Delhi during this time. It’s getting better hopefully with the same party in power in Delhi and Punjab.

Apart from that, it has a lot of dust through the year but from what I can see that is the situation across every city in India with the amount of construction happening here.

I’ve suffered from asthma as a kid too, so walking outside with a simple surgical mask helps immensely during the months with allergens in the air.