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A traffic policeman wears a pollution mask due to heavy smog and air pollution in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Pollution killed 2.5 million people in India, highest in the world:...

Globally the number of deaths due to pollution stood at 9 million - three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria...

20 Oct 2017 8:52 AM IST

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Air pollution cuts short lifespan by 3.9 years in India

Shocking fact: In UP, toxic air cuts short life expectancy by 8.5 years

3 March 2020 1:29 PM IST

A child reads from a book, as thick black smoke rises in the sky from the glue factories at Dakari village of Unnao district near Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

Kanpur looks for ways to tackle air pollution, lose 'most polluted...

Only a handful of India's 100 most polluted cities have action plans to combat pollution, despite being asked by the...

16 May 2018 3:07 PM IST

The problem majorly lies in the incorrect correlation of air pollution to just smog, pollen, and other outdoor air quality problems. Most people never even think about the quality of the air inside their cars, where harmful dust mites, antigens and other toxic elements get sealed up.

Indians lose over 1.5 years of their lives to air pollution, says...

In a first, data on air pollution and lifespan has been studied together in order to find out how they affect overall...

23 Aug 2018 1:52 PM IST