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  "id": "limits:india-public-400-2000",
  "collection": "limits",
  "slug": "india-base-station-limit-400-2000-mhz",
  "name": "India base-station limit, 400–2000 MHz",
  "summary": "f/2000 W/m² (f in MHz) — 0.45 W/m² at 900 MHz and 0.9 W/m² at 1800 MHz, one tenth of the ICNIRP figure for the same band.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
  "data": {
    "standardId": "india-dot-emf",
    "population": "general-public",
    "quantity": "power-density",
    "band": {
      "minHz": 400000000,
      "maxHz": 2000000000,
      "label": "400–2000 MHz"
    },
    "averagingSeconds": 360,
    "formula": "f/2000 W/m² (f in MHz)",
    "value": {
      "quantity": "power-density",
      "unit": "µW/m²",
      "value": 200000,
      "max": 1000000,
      "basis": "regulatory",
      "note": "The range is the band edges: 0.2 W/m² at 400 MHz to 1 W/m² at 2000 MHz. DoT norms state 0.45 W/m² at 900 MHz, 0.9 W/m² at 1800 MHz and 1 W/m² at 2100 MHz and above. Equivalent electric field is 0.434 √f V/m (18.4 V/m at 1800 MHz).",
      "sourceIds": [
        "india-tarang-norms",
        "india-dgt-emf"
      ]
    },
    "related": [
      "standards:india-dot-emf",
      "emitters:macro-cell-tower"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "india-tarang-norms",
      "title": "EMF radiation norms (Tarang Sanchar portal)",
      "publisher": "Department of Telecommunications, Government of India",
      "url": "https://tarangsanchar.gov.in/EMFPortalHi/DoT/EMFRadiationNorms",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "india-dgt-emf",
      "title": "Public awareness — EMF exposure limits from mobile towers",
      "publisher": "Directorate General of Telecommunications, Government of India",
      "url": "https://dgtelecom.gov.in/public-awareness/",
      "year": 2013,
      "kind": "government",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
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