Government data shows that Air Pollution Premature Deaths are linked to Air Pollution in India!

Necessary steps should be taken to combat it.

According to the study, such risk was 13% higher for adults, 86% higher for newborns, and nearly 120% higher for children aged between one and five years. For infants the risk increased by 104%.
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Air Pollution Linked to Premature Deaths Govt Data Shows: Study

The study has come weeks after minister of state for health, Anupirya Patel, told the parliament that there was no conclusive data to directly correlate air quality and deaths.

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