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Air pollution killed 16.7 lakh Indians; wiped out Rs 2.7 lakh crore in 2019
The Lancet report claimed that the indoor or household air pollution led to 64% fewer deaths in the last two decades (1990-2019) in the country, but outdoor or ambient air pollution, is not only increasing but also killing more people
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Lung diseases caused by air pollution constituted the highest share - 36.6% - in the total economic losses, according to a report released by interdisciplinary journal Lancet Planetary Health on Tuesday, December 22
As many as 16.7 lakh Indians died due to air pollution in 2019, according to a report released by interdisciplinary journal Lancet Planetary Health on Tuesday, December 22. Air pollution deaths constituted 18% of total deaths in the country, it claimed.
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Pollution Deaths in India Rose to 1.7 Million in 2019 Leading to Losses Worth 1.4% of GDP: Lancet Report
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India, whose cities top global pollution lists, faces a growing economic as well as human toll from bad air quality, which was linked to 1.24 million, or 12.5% of total deaths in the previous such study for 2017.
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The economic loss due to premature deaths and morbidity from air pollution was Rs 2.6 crore or 1.4 per cent of the GDP in India in 2019, according to a new scientific paper. It also said that 1.7 million deaths (18 per cent of the total deaths) in the country were attributable to air pollution last year.
Air Pollution Killed 1.7 Million Indians, 1.4% GDP Loss In 2019: Study Air Pollution Killed 1.7 Million Indians, 1.4% GDP Loss In 2019: Study India has a good economic and development trajectory, which can improve further with the reduction of air pollution, the scientific paper noted.
The paper said 1.7 million deaths in the country were attributable to air pollution last year (File)
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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.
It also said that 1.7 million deaths (18 per cent of the total deaths) in the country were attributable to air pollution last year.