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After a new report stated that Delhi is the world's 'most polluted' capital city, Environment Minister Gopal Rai asserted on Wednesday that pollution levels have been decreasing consistently in the capital city...
Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organisation IQAir...
With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries in 2023 after Bangladesh (79.9 micrograms per cubic metre) and Pakistan (73.7 micrograms per cubic metre), report stated...
It is estimated that 1.36 billion people in India experience PM2.5 concentrations exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended annual guideline level of 5 micrograms per cubic metre, the report said.. Delhi LG writes to CM Arvind Kejriwal on pollution report..
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