INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: TheIndianSubcontinent News AgencyAir pollution: New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi are among the 14 most polluted cities in IndiaNew
Delhi: New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most
polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, a data released by World Health Organization showed
On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency
Major sources of air pollution from particulate matter - pollutants like sulphate, nitrate and black carbon - include inefficient use of
energy by households, industry, agriculture and transport sectors, and coal-fired power plants
The study found that "around seven million people die every year from exposure to fine particles in polluted air"