Air pollution is a global public health emergency. Currently people in India are breathing toxic air that does not meet WHO's clean air guidelines. The district with the worst air pollution in India is
Faridkot in Punjab, where PM2.5 is forecasted to be 303.4 µg/m3. That's very unhealthy.
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Urban Emissions
India's leading source of information, research and analysis about air pollution.
India Census (2011)
Official government population data across Indian states and districts.
Global Burden of Disease (2017)
Comprehensive picture of what disables and kills people across countries, time, age, and sex.
NASA
Satellite data for monitoring wildfires, crop burning and other fires.
Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
How much longer would you live if you breathed clean air?
World Bank
Economic impact of air pollution.
The health effects of air pollution are staggering. According to a story in The Guardian, air pollution may damage every organ and virtually every cell in the human body. Yes, air pollution increases the risk of heart attacks, lung cancer, asthma and COPD, but it is also known to exacerbate depression and also increase violent crime in a city.
PM2.5 forecast is 208.4 µg/m3