A new study has found that over 1.5 million people die in India every year due to long-term exposure to air pollution and high PM2.5 levels. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, said that the entire 1.

Breathing kills! Air pollution claims 1.5 million lives every year in India, claims study

To address the pressing issue of air pollution in India during winter months, the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was officially put into action on Sunday (October 1).

India: Centre implements revised GRAP to combat air pollution during winters

Toxic air killed in India last year led to 1.7 million deaths accounting for 18 per cent of all fatalities, according to a study published in The Lancet. The findings of the study by Lancet Planetary Health highlighted that “lost output from deaths and diseases due to air pollution in 2019 led to a loss of 1.

Air pollution in India led to 1.7 million deaths in 2019: Study

The study, published in the The Lancet Planetary Health, has been funded by the UN Environment Programme, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

India: Air pollution killed 1.6 million people in 2019, led to 1.4% of GDP loss

A study by Harvard University showed that an increase of only one microgram per cubic metre in Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 may cause an 8 per cent increase in the COVID-19 death rate.

Your Story: Air pollution may hinder India's fight against COVID-19, says study

As the country is witnessing a massive surge in air pollution, will the coming winter season make COVID-19 more lethal?

COVID-19 and air pollution: Will pollution make COVID more lethal?

Environmentalists and residents in New Delhi urged authorities to shift the upcoming India-Bangladesh Twenty20 match to a different venue as air pollution remained at the most severe level in the Indian capital for the second day running on Wednesday (October 30).

As pollution plagues Delhi, calls grow to shift India-Bangladesh T20 match

About 800,000 volunteers planted saplings in Uttar Pradesh state to resurrect its forest cover. Previous record was about 847,000 trees

India plants 50 million trees in a single day to create world record

A study by US-based institutes said the number of early deaths due to toxic air had spiked by 50% between 1990 and 2015

More than one million Indians died due to poor air quality in 2015: Report

It also claimed that none of the 168 cities it assessed complies with air quality standards prescribed by the World Health Organisation

Air pollution kills 1.2 million in India annually, Delhi most polluted city: Greenpeace report

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