Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Topic: Pollution

22 of the top 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India

While South Asian countries, along with China, are the worst affected, air pollution is a global issue.

12.5% of Indian deaths due to polluted air: study

More than 51 percent of the people who died because of air pollution were younger than 70 , the study published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health released the report on Thursday. 

Delhi Turns Into A Gas Chamber; Pollution Levels Surged Into Heights

The CM of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal called the city as Gas Chamber in twitter. ‘Every year this happens during this part of the year.We have to find out a solution to crop burning in adjoining areas’ he said referring to smoke caused by the burning of crops in the northern states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh which borders with Delhi.