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94 of world's 100 most polluted cities are in India, China, Pakistan

Air pollution is estimated to cost the global economy upwards of $2.9 trillion per year due to fossil fuel emissions alone

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Air pollution continues to present one of the world’s biggest health hazards to people everywhere, contri­buting to about 7 million premature deaths annually. 600,000 of these deaths are children.
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First Published: Nov 23 2021 | 12:44 AM IST

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