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Air pollution killed 17 lakh Indians in 2019, led to 1.4% GDP loss: Report

Name: Air pollution killed 17 lakh Indians in 2019, led to 1.4% GDP loss: Report
Uploaded: 2020-12-24T14:46:00Z
Description: Air pollution killed 1.7 million Indians, accounting for nearly 18% of total deaths in 2019, and resulted in an economic loss of Rs 2.6 lakh crore, nearly 1.4% of GDP, a comprehensive report of the disease burden attributable to air pollution and its economic impact has revealed.

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Updated:24th Dec, 2020 at 8:16 PM

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