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1.6 Mn Pollution Deaths In India, China In '15

    • Indiatimes
    • Publish Date: Dec 4 2016 12:06PM
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    • Updated Date: Dec 4 2016 12:06PM
1.6 Mn Pollution Deaths In India, China In '15

Around 1.6 million people died in India and China in 2015 due to air pollution caused by fossil fuel, particularly coal, according to a Greenpeace report.

“Air pollution due to continued use of fossil fuels, (coal in particular) in both the countries has caused an additional 1.6 million deaths than the projected figure based on the GDP growth rate for the year 2015,” the report by Greenpeace said. “Although air pollution death rates have fallen in China and India since 1990, they are still worse than in most similar countries.
 
In India, rates have not improved since 2010. Continued use of coal is a major reason for the high air pollution death rates in both countries,” the report said.
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In 2015, pollution claimed 138 and 115 lives per 1,00,000 people in India and China respectively, the report said.
According to Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), the actual numbers of deaths in India were about 1.8 million and 1.5 million in China. The expected number of deaths based on GDP in India and China were calculated to be 1.2 million and 5,58,000 respectively. 

The report further claimed that in India, the air pollution death rate was nearly four times greater than the rate in high-income countries.
Air pollution is among the top causes of premature death worldwide, causing only slightly fewer deaths than tobacco smoking. In both China and India, indoor air pollution deaths are falling and the rate is now lower than the outdoor air pollution death rate, it said.
 
 
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C.Prasanna Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School - Puducherry

Ya. We around the corner. We must declare war against pollution.

Haya Naved FATHER AGNEL SCHOOL(GAUTAM NAGAR)

Yes it is high time to announce a war against pollution.

Heti Desai SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

Yes,this is actually a threat to all human beings. Air that we breathe has only 21% of oxygen and nearly 0.01% of oxygen is decreasing every year. I think that we should all take a step to stop air pollution .....

Mayank Seth Anandram Jaipuria School

In our country air pollution was not a big issue earlier . But , nowadays the issue is growing St a fast pace . Supreme Court has ordered ODD - EVEN . We all must no take the issue lightly and declare war against pollution .

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

Yes it is high time to declare war against pollution. And now we the future generations demand to be gifted with a green earth. Switch to alternative sources of energy and just stop using fossil fuels. Besides air pollution, degradation of other necessary natural resources also has to be stopped or otherwise let''s prepare for the bitter end that''s knocking at the door.

SRIRAM.C Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School - Puducherry

Yes, it is the right time to declare a war against pollution

Safina Khatri Canossa High School, Mahim

Yes, of course. We should definitely declare a war against pollution. Nowadays air pollution is causing life threatening diseases and even deaths. We all should together fight to reduce air pollution by planting trees, avoid using vehicles that emit high amounts of carbon dioxide, etc.

MANAS KUMAR BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

Yes the need of the hour says that we should declare a war against this menace which is gripping not only our country but also other metropolitan cities. The price is being paid in heavy terms by children, old people and asthmatic patients. Till when we will continue to play on their health''s stake? This is not fair. change comes from within us we will have to rise and fight a war against this and even suing and accusing govt. won''t help us. Small effective steps by us can bring huge change

Navomi J.M. INTERNATIONAL SCH00L

It''s flagitious of the humankind to destroy the sanctity and purity of its own environment. If no step will be taken to reduce the current levels of pollution, mankind would be facing other deadly psychic disorders in future. There''s a saying that self-restraint is the best remedy. Only self-restraint can instill civic sense which can reduce this threat of pollution.

Samiksha Modi Gopi Birla Memorial School - Walkeshwar

Plannings about the reduction of pollution has been going on since years. But where people lack is the execution. Every individual must understand that by not taking care of the environment, it is us, and the future generation who will suffer. Let''s take a step forward and start the war against pollution.

Navomi J.M. INTERNATIONAL SCH00L

It''s flagitious of the humankind to destroy the sanctity and purity of its own environment. If no step will be taken to reduce the current levels of pollution, mankind would be facing other deadly psychic disorders in future. There''s a saying that self-restraint is the best remedy. Only self-restraint can instill civic sense which can reduce this threat of pollution.

Bhavana Jaison Atomic Energy Central School No 2

Yes, it’s time to declare war against pollution. Before pollution defeats and kills us we should make our move to wipe it from the earth. We have to plant more trees and reduce the use of vehicles. Construction should be minimized and pollution free technology should be introduced in factories.

S.VISALAKSHI P.B.D.A.V. MODEL SCHOOL

It is a threat to all human beings but I think war against air pollution is not correct because air pollution is caused by the humans by travelling in bikes to small distance. If at all if we want to do war we have to do against humans only.

Navomi J.M. INTERNATIONAL SCH00L

It''s flagitious of the humankind to destroy the sanctity and purity of its own environment. If no step will be taken to reduce the current levels of pollution, mankind would be facing other deadly psychic disorders in future. There''s a saying that self-restraint is the best remedy. Only self-restraint can instill civic sense which can reduce this threat of pollution.

Darshil Shah ST. XAVIERS - LOYOLLA -2 LOYOLLA 2

War against pollution should have been declared long ago but it''s not too late. We can still try to fight against all sorts of pollution. Every citizen should support and encourage these types of causes. Also various campaigns and initiatives should be launched to bring awareness among people.

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

It''s already high time. Such huge number of deaths prove it all. We are endangering our existence with all the pollution. We really need to look into this.

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

Why not give a green Earth to our successors, the way we inherited it?

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