NEW DELHI: India’s government launched a new air quality index on Monday, under intense pressure to act after the World Health Organization declared New Delhi the world’s most polluted capital.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government would publish air quality data for 10 cities, amid growing public concern over the impact of air pollution on the health of India’s 1.2 billion people.
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