Air pollution in Delhi
Air pollution in Delhi, the capital of India, was found to be one of the most lethal of any city in the world in an August 2022 study of 7,000 world cities by the US-based Health Effects Institute. Air pollution in India is estimated to kill about 2 million people every year. India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases and asthma according to the World Health Organization. In Delhi, poor air quality has irreversibly damaged the lungs of 2.2 million children. During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India, the air quality in Delhi significantly improved. India's Ministry of Earth Sciences published a research paper in October 2018 attributing almost 41% of air pollution to vehicular emissions, 21.5% to dust and 18% to industrial emissions. The director of the Centre for Science and Environment alleged that the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers was lobbying "against the report" because it was "inconvenient" to the automobile industry. The air quality...
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