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35 Indian Cities Among World's 50 most polluted, IQAir 2020 Claims
Swiss company IQAir's 2020 World Air Quality Report listed New Delhi as the world's most polluted capital for the third consecutive year. The city's dismaying new title emanated from the high concentration of lung-damaging airborne particles known as PM2.5. Reportedly, New Delhi's average annual concentration equalled 84.1 in PM2.5/cubic meter of air, causing nearly 54,000 premature deaths. Further, listing Beijing on 2nd spot, the report… read-more
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Polluted Air Deaths More Deadlier Than COVID Deaths In Indian Cities
According to a report published by Greenpeace foundation, air pollutant PM2.5 has claimed more lives than COVID-19 in many Indian megacities. Delhi alone accounted for 54,000 lives, way more than its COVID-19 tally of 10,984. Similarly, Mumbai and Bangalore accounted for avoidable deaths of 25,000 and 12,000. Besides, deaths in Hyderabad, Chennai, and Lucknow were recorded at a staggering 11,000, 11,000 and 6,700.
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India Counts 5 Deaths/Min Due To Fossil Fuel Burning; Highest In World
India's share in global premature deaths due to emissions from burning fossil fuels is highest, revealed an environmental study conducted by leading universities including Harvard. Alarmingly, of over 8.7 million global deaths in 2018 due to fossil fuel burning, India solely accounted for 2.46 million deaths, making it about ‘five deaths every minute'. Moreover, India has also surpassed China as researchers found that Beijing government… read-more
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