Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 9:57 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 17: 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.
The report, however, shows that Delhi s air quality improved by approximately 15 per cent from 2019 to 2020.
It said that despite the improvement, Delhi ranked as the 10th most polluted city and the top polluted capital city in the world. India continues to feature prominently at the top of the most polluted cities ranking, with 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities globally, the report said.
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Delhi is the most polluted ‘capital city’ globally World Air Quality Report, 2020 has been prepared by a Swiss organisation, IQAir
New Delhi: 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. World Air Quality Report, 2020 prepared by a Swiss organisation, IQAir, which was released globally, stated that Delhi s air quality improved by approximately 15 per cent from 2019 to 2020. The report said that despite the improvement, Delhi ranked as the 10th most polluted city and the top polluted capital city in the world.
Air quality of Bangladesh was the worst in the world, while its capital Dhaka was the second most air polluted city in 2020, said a global report. South Asia remained the most polluted region of the world with Bangladesh, India and Pakistan sharing 42 of the 50 most polluted cities worldwide, shows new data from IQAir s global air quality data platform in its World Air Quality Report 2020.
The report published yesterday said the average annual PM 2.5 concentrations in Bangladesh was 77.1 microgrammes per cubic metre (mcg/m3) of air, which is seven times above WHO exposure recommendation.
Researchers from IQAir a global air quality information and Swiss-based tech company analysed pollution data from 106 countries, specifically measuring PM 2.5, a microscopic pollutant that can cause serious health risks.
Besides Delhi, there are 21 other Indian cities among the 30 most polluted cities in the world
New Delhi:
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 today.
The report is prepared by Swiss organisation, IQAir, in the form of the World Air Quality Report, 2020 , which has released globally.
The report, however, shows that Delhi s air quality improved by approximately 15 per cent from 2019 to 2020. It said that despite the improvement, Delhi ranked as the 10th most polluted city and the top polluted capital city in the world.