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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality levels based on the concentration of lung-damaging airborne particles known as PM2.5.
India was home to 35 of the world’s 50 most polluted cities, according to IQAir’s 2020 World Air Quality Report, which gathered data for 106 countries.
The findings were based on the country’s annual average of particulate matter PM2.5, airborne particles with less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Prolonged exposure to PM2.5 can lead to deadly diseases, including cancer and cardiac problems.
22 of world s 30 most polluted cities are in India: Report
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 05:36 PM IST
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Delhi is the most polluted capital city globally. Ghaziabad is the second most polluted city in the world followed by Bulandshahar, Bisrakh Jalalpur, Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow and Bhiwari.
Air pollution caused an estimated 54,000 premature deaths in New Delhi in 2020, according to a recent study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis and IQAir.
Twenty-two of the world s 30 most polluted cities are in India, with Delhi being ranked as the most polluted capital city globally, a new report said on Tuesday.
The report is prepared by Swiss organisation, IQAir, in the form of the World Air Quality Report, 2020 , which has released globally.
This city is world s most polluted capital for third straight year, says study, check complete list here
India is home to 35 of the world s 50 most polluted cities, according to IQAir s 2020 World Air Quality Report, which gathered data for 106 countries.
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Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 09:14 PM IST
New Delhi was the world s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality levels based on the concentration of lung-damaging airborne particles known as PM 2.5.
India was home to 35 of the world s 50 most polluted cities, according to IQAir s 2020 World Air Quality Report, which gathered data for 106 countries.