Air Pollution

  • Fifteen of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world are located in India, according to an air quality report by IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace in March 2019.
    Dubious Distinction
    Fifteen cities from India figure among the 20 most polluted places across the globe
    Rank City 2018*
    1. Gurugram 135.8
    2. Ghaziabad 135.2
    3. Faislabad, Pakistan 130.4
    4. Faridabad 129.1
    5. Bhiwadi 125.4
    6. Noida 123.6
    7. Patna 119.7
    8. Hotan, China 116
    9. Lucknow 115.7
    10. Lahore, Pakistan 114.9
    11. Delhi 113.5
    12. Jodhpur 113.4
    13. Muzaffarpur 110.3
    14. Varanasi 105.3
    15. Moradabad 104.9
    16. Agra 104.8
    17. Dhaka, Bangladesh 97.1
    18. Gaya 96.6
    19. Kashgar, China 95.7
    20. Jind 91.6
    *Average PM2.5 in mg/m3
    Fig: Pollution in Top 20 most Polluted Cities of the World
  • India ranks 178 out of 180 countries in Environmental Performance Index, 2018 in terms of air quality.
  • A recent study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that life expectancy in India ....
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