Delhi air pollution: The report underscores that the annual PM2.5 standard in India is set at 40 micrograms per cubic metre, yet more than 40 per cent of the population is exposed to air that exceeds this limit.
India achieved a 19.3% reduction in particulate pollution in 2022, the second-largest global decrease after Bangladesh, according to the "Air Quality Life Index" 2024 report by EPIC. This drop has increased the average life expectancy of Indians by one year.
The National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday that the life expectancy of Chinese citizens is 77.93 years and it is the highest in the category of upper-middle-income countries.
The report by the environment organization Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that outdoor and household air pollution together are causing deadly diseases.
Urban sprawl means the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density, monofunctional and usually car-dependent communities.
This recent study has challenged the pre-conceived notion that the female sex is weaker.
New Delhi: The World Health Organization defines life expectancy as “the average number of years a person is expected to live on the basis of the current mortality rates and prevalence distribution of health states
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