Air pollution didn't drop during COVID-19 lockdown in India as thought: Study
3 years, 1 month ago

Air pollution didn't drop during COVID-19 lockdown in India as thought: Study

Firstpost  

The study says that blue skies and an absence of visible smog can be deceiving and hide pollutants that could potentially cause health issues Toronto: Air quality in India did not improve as much during the first COVID-19 lockdown as originally thought, according to a study which found that ozone levels increased even as other pollutants decreased. The researchers at York University in Canada noted that observational data shows air pollution in India decreased drastically in the first COVID-19 lockdown last year when emissions from vehicles naturally declined. “Our research shows the decline in local emissions had less influence on the decrease in air pollutants than first thought,” said Leigh Crilley, a postdoctoral researcher at York University. “To accurately quantify the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on air pollutant levels, meteorology and atmospheric chemistry needs to be considered in addition to emissions,” Crilley said.

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India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short
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1 week, 2 days ago

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI—As the skies turned hazy with pollution this winter, a giant outdoor purifier sat dormant in the Indian capital’s central business district. The Delhi government said the smog guns and drones were part of emergency measures to combat pollution during winter months and that the country’s top court had ordered the construction of the smog tower. Environmental experts said …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
1 week, 2 days ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019
1 week, 4 days ago

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A whopping 1.5 million deaths were reported in India annually from 2009 to 2019 due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution every year, said the latest Lancet study. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, said that the entire 1.4 billion population of India live in areas having PM2.5 levels higher than World Health Organisation-recommended yearly average …

Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet
1 week, 5 days ago

Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet

India Today  

Long-term exposure to air pollution is claiming millions of lives in India, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Over the decade, approximately 3.8 million deaths were attributed to air pollution levels exceeding India's air quality guideline of 40 micrograms per cubic metre. While India's national air pollution control programme, launched in 2017, aims …

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?

Live Mint  

These numbers reflect the air quality levels in different corners of Parth Phiroze Mehrotra’s house in a posh south Delhi neighbourhood. “Before this, I had 10 air purifiers in the house for over three years," says Phiroze Mehrotra, 38, editor-in-chief of publishing house Juggernaut Books. And then there are residents like Phiroze Mehrotra, who are finding ways to shield themselves—he’s …

Millions breathe poison, but why public health isn't political priority in India
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Millions breathe poison, but why public health isn't political priority in India

India Today  

“It feels terrible, I just don't like it," says Rubaab, an 8-year-old in New Delhi who has been using a nebuliser since he was a child. If Delhi, and other Indian cities, slowly turned into gas chambers, with air pollution behind 7 per cent of all daily deaths, why didn't anyone take note? From the lack of public demand and …

Seven-year-long IIT-Kanpur study reveals worst pollution trends in Delhi
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Seven-year-long IIT-Kanpur study reveals worst pollution trends in Delhi

India Today  

Air pollution remains a persistent environmental challenge for Delhi, with rising levels of particulate matter, particularly PM2.5, severely affecting air quality. The findings of the study, from 2017 to 2023, also suggest that 10 pm to 11 am is the worst time for PM2.5 pollution owing to atmospheric conditions. Researchers from IIT proposed a public advisory to address pollution-related health …

Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI
1 month ago

Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI

The Hindu  

The combination of festive activities and the onset of winter have further deteriorated the Air Quality Index in certain States and Union Territories across India forcing the Union Health Ministry to issue an advisory directing state health departments and healthcare facilities to enhance their preparedness to safeguard the health of public against the ill-effects of rising air pollution levels. Experts …

Breathless in Delhi: How air pollution has held to spike in hospital visits
1 month ago

Breathless in Delhi: How air pollution has held to spike in hospital visits

Firstpost  

Delhi’s air quality has plummeted to alarming levels over the past two days. Hospitals are witnessing about a 50 per cent surge in patient visits due to respiratory illnesses like bronchitis Men play cricket on a ground as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality worsened due to air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 20, 2024. …

India unable to meet WHO air quality standards; airshed approach, US-style EPA needed, says former WHO chief scientist
1 month ago

India unable to meet WHO air quality standards; airshed approach, US-style EPA needed, says former WHO chief scientist

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist at the World Health Organization, says India should adopt an “airshed approach” to analyze its air pollution crisis and set up an environment protection agency to enforce government rules with strict action. They come as the air quality index in Delhi spikes record levels, forcing the state government to issue emergency orders, …

Delhi air crisis discussed at COP29: Experts term it a public health emergency
1 month ago

Delhi air crisis discussed at COP29: Experts term it a public health emergency

India Today  

Engulfed in smog, Delhi’s air pollution crisis has become a central topic at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. With the city’s Air Quality Index surpassing 500 and touching hazardous levels, the issue has drawn global attention to the public health emergency unfolding in India’s capital. Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director of Malaysia’s Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, emphasised …

Air pollution is the leading cause of COPD: Why is this lung disease deadly
1 month, 1 week ago

Air pollution is the leading cause of COPD: Why is this lung disease deadly

India Today  

In recent weeks, Delhi has witnessed a dangerous spike in air pollution levels, with the air quality deteriorating to "severe" levels, prompting health warnings for millions of residents. According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution is one of the leading environmental risk factors for COPD, alongside smoking. In fact, air pollution contributed significantly to the 3.1 million deaths caused …

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit
1 month, 1 week ago

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

Raw Story  

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. That is more than 53 times the World Health Organization recommended daily maximum of fine particulate matter -- dangerous cancer-causing microparticles known as PM2.5 pollutants that enter the bloodstream through the lungs. …

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly half of Delhi residents …

What air pollution does to women in India
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What air pollution does to women in India

Hindustan Times  

There is little awareness that women are differently and dangerously affected by air pollution. Perhaps we can reduce this bill by protecting women by seeing this crisis through a gendered lens.” Though this has hardly been studied in the Indian context, high air pollution levels impact bone-density loss in post-menopausal women, as per researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of …

What air pollution does to women in India
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What air pollution does to women in India

Hindustan Times  

People are travelling out of cities like Delhi to cleaner locations to escape the pollution that has come to mark North India’s winters. Many women have weakened respiratory systems from indoor air pollution — from cooking fuels like wood and dung — leaving them all the more vulnerable to outdoor air pollution. Though this has hardly been studied in the …

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution worsens
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution worsens

Hindustan Times  

The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll. New Delhi regularly ranks among the world's most polluted capitals, with a melange of factory and vehicle emissions exacerbated by agricultural fires blanketing the city each winter, stretching from mid-October until …

Lancet study linking 33k deaths per year to pollution false: CPCB; AQI plunges to ‘severe’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lancet study linking 33k deaths per year to pollution false: CPCB; AQI plunges to ‘severe’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board, in its submission to the National Green Tribunal over a recent Lancet study linking air pollution to an estimated 33,000 deaths annually in ten major Indian cities, claimed that the study’s methodology might not accurately represent country’s specific air quality challenges or mortality rates. The Lancet study, which the NGT reviewed, attributed thousands …

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution surges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution surges

Raw Story  

The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll. "I am barely able to sleep all night," Kumar, 24, told AFP as he waited outside a special pollution clinic, set up at the government-run Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. A study …

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must

Live Mint  

That changing the behaviour of populations is a nigh-impossible task was visible, once again, during Diwali. When political leaders themselves ignore a key institution, posit environmental action as anti-religious and undermine established scientific research on the deadly effects of a ‘temporary’ surge in pollution levels, it is not surprising that profit-seeking cracker sellers and people—who are healthy and prioritize enjoyment, …

Why India’s Delhi Has One of World’s Worst Air Pollution Problems
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why India’s Delhi Has One of World’s Worst Air Pollution Problems

Bloomberg  

Hundreds of millions of Indians breathe some of the world’s most toxic air all year round. Air pollution in the capital area that’s home to about 30 million people is especially stubborn. This November, the capital saw some of the highest levels of pollution on record, and one measure of pollution in New Delhi frequently exceeds the World Health Organization’s …

Delhi air turns ‘very poor’ ahead of Diwali as residents complain of respiratory problems
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi air turns ‘very poor’ ahead of Diwali as residents complain of respiratory problems

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Poor quality air continued to …

Pollution cuts life expectancy by 12 years: Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pollution cuts life expectancy by 12 years: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Over 1.8 crore people living in the national capital are set to lose an average of 11.9 years of life expectancy, compared to the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, states the latest Air Quality Life Index 2024 report. Even by India’s own national standards, the residents stand to lose 8.5 years of life expectancy if current pollution levels persist, …

India records 19 per cent drop in particulate pollution in 2022, boosting life expectancy: Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India records 19 per cent drop in particulate pollution in 2022, boosting life expectancy: Report

India TV News  

India achieved a notable 19.3 per cent reduction in particulate pollution in 2022 compared to the previous year, marking the second-largest decrease globally after Bangladesh. Despite overall progress, the northern plains remain highly polluted, with residents potentially losing around 5.4 years of life expectancy if current pollution levels persist. Impact of clean air policies The EPIC report noted that areas …

Minister Anupriya Patel: No data to establish correlation of deaths exclusively due to air pollution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Minister Anupriya Patel: No data to establish correlation of deaths exclusively due to air pollution

The Hindu  

There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of deaths/diseases exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health, Anupriya Patel, told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the National Clean Air Programme in 2019 as a national-level strategy to reduce air pollution …

PM2.5 causes 12,000 deaths every year in Delhi: Why is it so deadly?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

PM2.5 causes 12,000 deaths every year in Delhi: Why is it so deadly?

India Today  

Around 33,000 deaths every year from 10 cities in India are attributed to air pollution, a recent Lancet study states. Adding to this, Delhi tops the list of experiencing the worst effects of particulate matter resulting in 12,000 deaths every year. While the devastating health effects of air pollution don't come as a surprise, the Lancet study researchers found how …

Short-term PM2.5 Exposures Killed 33,000 People Annually in India, Delhi Highest
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Short-term PM2.5 Exposures Killed 33,000 People Annually in India, Delhi Highest

News 18  

Short-term air pollution exposure claimed 33,000 lives annually in 10 cities in India and Delhi tops the list with 12,000 deaths every year, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet Planetary Health. Even levels of air pollution below the current National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 60 micrograms per cubic meter lead to increased daily mortality rates …

'34,000 Indians die every year due to air pollution,' says Jairam Ramesh
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'34,000 Indians die every year due to air pollution,' says Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said 34,000 Indian citizens die due to causes associated with unchecked air pollution every year. However, even cities with lover pollution such as Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad witness thousands of deaths,” said Jairam Ramesh. Read: Security tightened in Mumbai for Team India's ‘Vijay Yatra’ Skyrocketing prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders have meant …

Air pollution exposure leading to deaths even when meeting Indian norms: Study
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Air pollution exposure leading to deaths even when meeting Indian norms: Study

Hindustan Times  

Air pollution exposure can cause deaths even at levels much lower than what is considered the Indian national standard, according to a new study published in Lancet Planetary Health. The report found that across 10 major cities in India — Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Shimla, and Varanasi – around 33,000 deaths every year are attributable to …

Over 7 per cent of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet study
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 7 per cent of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet study

India TV News  

According to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, an average of 7.2 per cent of daily deaths in 10 of India's largest and most polluted cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, were associated with PM2.5 levels exceeding the World Health Organization guidelines for safe exposure. They found that an increase of 10 micrograms per cubic metre in …

Air pollution linked to 8.1 million deaths in 2021, second-leading cause globally
6 months ago

Air pollution linked to 8.1 million deaths in 2021, second-leading cause globally

India Today  

Air pollution is impacting human health heavily, becoming the second leading risk factor for death globally. The State of Global Air 2024 report was released on Wednesday, which shows that in 2021, air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally, including more than 7,00,000 children under five years old. The effects of improving air quality and energy access have led …

Air pollution killed 135 million people in last four decades, landmark study finds
6 months, 1 week ago

Air pollution killed 135 million people in last four decades, landmark study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air pollution caused around 135 million premature deaths worldwide in the past four decades, one …

Rising Ozone levels pose health threat in Delhi NCR region: All you need to know
8 months ago

Rising Ozone levels pose health threat in Delhi NCR region: All you need to know

India TV News  

As per the recent data from the Central Pollution Control Board, it was revealed that the air quality of Delhi is a concerning trend which contains ground-level ozone levels which are surpassing the acceptable limits at multiple monitoring stations. Monitoring stations report: High Ozone levels Several prominent Delhi locations have been recording the rise of ozone levels as per the …

India was 3rd most polluted country in 2023, Delhi most polluted capital: Report
9 months ago

India was 3rd most polluted country in 2023, Delhi most polluted capital: Report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India was the third most polluted country in 2023 after Pakistan and Bangladesh, according to the World Air Quality Report based on data from the Swiss firm IQAir. The report, which was released on Tuesday and is based on data from over 30,000 air quality monitoring stations across 7,812 locations in 134 countries, territories, and regions, said 42 …

No more hot air about air pollution
1 year ago

No more hot air about air pollution

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the Bharatiya Janata Party must have forgotten what they have said about the menace of air pollution in their manifesto for the 2014 elections. In the million-plus cities where the National Clean Air Programme is supposed to have done miracles, people still experience tortured breathing in the aftermath of profit-motivated growth for …

Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ study
1 year ago

Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ study

The Hindu  

November 30, 2023 11:36 pm | Updated December 01, 2023 11:08 am IST - New Delhi Outdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in The BMJ. This equates to 61% of a total estimated 8.3 million deaths worldwide due to ambient air …

How can India monitor air pollution-related illnesses effectively? | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

How can India monitor air pollution-related illnesses effectively? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: For a brief period in October, Mumbai’s air quality matched the stifling haze that covered the national capital, where people complained of burning eyes, choking and troubled breathing. Weaving health in climate action plans helps plot local patterns of diseases related to air pollution, says Dr. Pallavi Pant, who leads the Health Effects Institute’s Global Health …

Delhi pollution 15 times over WHO limit; air quality worsens to ‘severe’ category
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi pollution 15 times over WHO limit; air quality worsens to ‘severe’ category

The Hindu  

The level of air pollution in the city recorded on Wednesday was about 15 times higher than the World Health Organization’s permissible limit, showed data from the Central Pollution Control Committee’s. Meanwhile, the Air Quality Index reading for the day, as of 4 p.m., fell into the ‘severe’ category at 401. By 8 p.m., it improved slightly to 393, reaching …

Can air pollution increase your risk of type 2 diabetes? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

Can air pollution increase your risk of type 2 diabetes? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Can breathing in polluted air, day after day, increase your risk of diabetes? A study conducted in India and published in the BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care journal last month, says, yes. A satellite-based hybrid exposure model was used to check for pollution levels – this assessed the daily average ambient PM 2.5 concentrations in Delhi and Chennai for …

Delhi Air Pollution Not Just Affecting Lungs; Doctors Say Sudden Surge in Cases of Headache, Anxiety
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Air Pollution Not Just Affecting Lungs; Doctors Say Sudden Surge in Cases of Headache, Anxiety

News 18  

Doctors and health experts explained the hazardous impact of air pollution on the overall health of the human body and said it damages the brain, and heart and can trigger anxiety across all age groups if not dealt with precaution. Air Pollution Affecting Health of Delhites, Rise in Hospitalisation Delhi hospitals have been witnessing an increase in the number of …

EXPLAINED: The connection between Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes
1 year, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: The connection between Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes

India TV News  

Air pollution has become a major global health crisis, with its adverse effects on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases well-documented. However, recent research has shed light on another alarming consequence of air pollution – its link to type 2 diabetes. A landmark Indian study has revealed a strong correlation between exposure to high levels of air pollution and the development of …

Schools shuttered, buses banned as Indian capital takes pollution crown
1 year, 1 month ago

Schools shuttered, buses banned as Indian capital takes pollution crown

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi authorities are mulling a halt to construction activities as toxic smog envelops the city. Schools across India’s capital New Delhi have been shuttered and construction activity halted as the city was declared the world’s most polluted. “Unfavourable meteorological conditions, sudden increase in the farm fire incidents, and northwesterly winds moving the pollutants to Delhi are the major causes …

Why clean air is a luxury that many can't afford
1 year, 2 months ago

Why clean air is a luxury that many can't afford

BBC  

Why clean air is a luxury that many can't afford Getty Images The people who can least afford to move away from pollution sources such as heavy industry are worst hit by the health effects Although almost everyone in the world now breathes air that is polluted in some way, the unfolding story of air pollution is one of environmental …

Delhi air quality improves, but it still remains most-polluted Indian city: Study
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi air quality improves, but it still remains most-polluted Indian city: Study

India Today  

Delhi remains the most polluted city in India despite a reduction in air pollution, a study by the Central Pollution Control Board has revealed. The other NCR cities on the top 10 list also showed an improvement with their PM2.5 levels being reduced by 11 and 25 per cent. Air pollution levels during peak months The findings showed that PM2.5 …

How vehicular pollution is not primary cause of poor air quality in Delhi
1 year, 3 months ago

How vehicular pollution is not primary cause of poor air quality in Delhi

Firstpost  

In March this year, a most authoritative study on the subject pointed out that in winter the real reason for air pollution is something else: biomass burning In its Air Quality Life Index report for 2023, the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute has said that air pollution cuts short the lives of people of Delhi by about 11.9 years. …

The northern plains of India is the most polluted region | Data
1 year, 3 months ago

The northern plains of India is the most polluted region | Data

The Hindu  

Data from the Air Quality Life Index 2021 shows that failure to meet the World Health Organization ’s guideline on reducing PM2.5 pollution to 5 μg/m3 would cut global life expectancy by 2.3 years. According to AQLI data, from 2013 to 2021, particulate pollution in South Asia surged by 9.7%, which is estimated to reduce life expectancy in the region …

Air Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy of Average Indian by 5.3 Years, Says Alarming Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Air Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy of Average Indian by 5.3 Years, Says Alarming Report

News 18  

Air pollution poses the most significant risk to human health in India as it reduces the average Indian’s life expectancy by 5.3 years, according to the new findings from the Air Quality Life Index. If the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution to meet the World Health Organization’s guideline, the average person would add 2.3 years onto their …

Delhi residents losing 11.9 years of their lives to pollution: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi residents losing 11.9 years of their lives to pollution: Report

Op India  

On Tuesday, August 29, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago released the Air Quality Life Index report for the year 2023 to assert that the city of Delhi is the world’s most polluted city and that its residents are on track to lose 11.9 years of life if the current levels of pollution continue to persist. According …

Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia: Study
1 year, 3 months ago

Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia: Study

The Hindu  

Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on August 29 which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. The region, which includes the world's most polluted countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, accounts for more …

Air pollution cuts life expectancy by five years in South Asia: EPIC study
1 year, 3 months ago

Air pollution cuts life expectancy by five years in South Asia: EPIC study

Al Jazeera  

The region accounts for more than half of the total life years lost globally to pollution, University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute says. Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world’s most polluted regions, according to a report which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on …

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