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What Centre Said On Direct Correlation Of Deaths Due To Air Pollution
There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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PM2.5 Pollution Exposure Killed 33,000 Indians Annually, Most In Delhi
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.
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Air Pollution Drives 7% Of Deaths In Big Indian Cities: Study
More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of lives a year.
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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report
Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.
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1 Of 4 Air Pollution Deaths In 2021 Happened In India - Total Count 2.1 Million
Air pollution contributed to 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021, with India and China recording 2.1 million and 2.3 million fatalities, respectively, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Air Pollution Accounts For Over 2 Million Deaths Annually In India: Study
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.
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No Data To Establish Correlation Of Death Due To Air Pollution: Centre
There is no conclusive data available to establish a direct correlation of death or disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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India Had Most Pollution Deaths In 2019, Over 23.5 Lakh: Lancet Study
India saw over 23.5 lakh (over 2.35 million) premature deaths due to pollution of all types - including 16.7 lakh deaths caused by air pollution - in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
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One Lakh Excess Premature Deaths Linked To Air Pollution In 8 Indian Cities
Exposure to air pollution has been linked to 100,000 excess premature deaths in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad between 2005 and 2018, according to a study.
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Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
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Nearly 5 Deaths Per Minute In India Due To Fossil Fuels Burning: Report
India has the highest number of premature deaths in the world due to emissions from burning fossil fuels, according to a new study published in the Environmental Research journal, conducted by researchers at Harvard University, University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester and University College London.
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Air Pollution Killed 1.7 Million Indians, 1.4% GDP Loss In 2019: Study
The economic loss due to premature deaths and morbidity from air pollution was Rs 2,60,000 crore or 1.4 per cent of the GDP in India in 2019, according to a new scientific paper.
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Coal Combustion Responsible For Almost 1 Lakh Deaths In India: Report
As hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine grow in the closing weeks of 2020, the Lancet medical journal has drawn attention to what Bill Gates and others say could be worse than the pandemic - climate change.
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Long-Term Exposure To Air Pollution May Increase Covid Death Risk: Scientists
A new analysis of more than 3,000 counties in the US has found that people with long-term exposure to fine-particle pollutants may be more likely to die from COVID-19, findings which may make policymakers reexamine the harms of air pollution and help reduce deaths during the pandemic.
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1.16 Lakh Infants Died From Air Pollution In India Last Year: US Study
Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels.
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What Centre Said On Direct Correlation Of Deaths Due To Air Pollution
There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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PM2.5 Pollution Exposure Killed 33,000 Indians Annually, Most In Delhi
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.
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Air Pollution Drives 7% Of Deaths In Big Indian Cities: Study
More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of lives a year.
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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report
Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.
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1 Of 4 Air Pollution Deaths In 2021 Happened In India - Total Count 2.1 Million
Air pollution contributed to 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021, with India and China recording 2.1 million and 2.3 million fatalities, respectively, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Air Pollution Accounts For Over 2 Million Deaths Annually In India: Study
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.
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No Data To Establish Correlation Of Death Due To Air Pollution: Centre
There is no conclusive data available to establish a direct correlation of death or disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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India Had Most Pollution Deaths In 2019, Over 23.5 Lakh: Lancet Study
India saw over 23.5 lakh (over 2.35 million) premature deaths due to pollution of all types - including 16.7 lakh deaths caused by air pollution - in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
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One Lakh Excess Premature Deaths Linked To Air Pollution In 8 Indian Cities
Exposure to air pollution has been linked to 100,000 excess premature deaths in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad between 2005 and 2018, according to a study.
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Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
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Nearly 5 Deaths Per Minute In India Due To Fossil Fuels Burning: Report
India has the highest number of premature deaths in the world due to emissions from burning fossil fuels, according to a new study published in the Environmental Research journal, conducted by researchers at Harvard University, University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester and University College London.
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Air Pollution Killed 1.7 Million Indians, 1.4% GDP Loss In 2019: Study
The economic loss due to premature deaths and morbidity from air pollution was Rs 2,60,000 crore or 1.4 per cent of the GDP in India in 2019, according to a new scientific paper.
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Coal Combustion Responsible For Almost 1 Lakh Deaths In India: Report
As hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine grow in the closing weeks of 2020, the Lancet medical journal has drawn attention to what Bill Gates and others say could be worse than the pandemic - climate change.
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Long-Term Exposure To Air Pollution May Increase Covid Death Risk: Scientists
A new analysis of more than 3,000 counties in the US has found that people with long-term exposure to fine-particle pollutants may be more likely to die from COVID-19, findings which may make policymakers reexamine the harms of air pollution and help reduce deaths during the pandemic.
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1.16 Lakh Infants Died From Air Pollution In India Last Year: US Study
Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels.
