The invisible epidemic: why air pollution is now India’s largest health threat

Category : Air Pollution | Location : National  | Posted on 2025-12-14 23:32:04


The invisible epidemic: why air pollution is now India’s largest health threat

Air pollution in India is no longer a winter irritant confined to the northern plains. It has become a persistent, nationwide public health emergency that affects every demographic group and nearly every organ system. Across the Indo-Gangetic plain, and increasingly in fast-growing urban centres elsewhere, dangerous concentrations of particulate matter are shaping disease patterns, slowing childhood development and silently reducing life expectancy.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/the-invisible-epidemic-why-air-pollution-is-now-indias-largest-health-threat/article70316923.ece

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