Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 2: A startling revelation from the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data has once again brought Delhi’s pollution woes into sharp focus. According to figures released by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), one in every seven deaths in the national capital in 2023 was linked to polluted air.

An analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has found that ambient particulate matter pollution remains Delhi’s biggest killer, accounting for nearly 15% of all deaths — an estimated 17,200 fatalities last year.

“In 2023, 9.4% of Delhi’s total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were attributable to particulate pollution — the highest in India. That’s nearly 4.9 lakh years of healthy life lost d

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