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
BusinessToday.In | December 22, 2020 | Updated 20:03 IST
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.