India to publish air pollution data of UK, US cities
Q. According to the WHO report based on 2012-2013 data which rank does Delhi hold in the list of most polluted cities in the world?- Published on 20 May 16a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
ANSWER: 11
The current WHO report on air pollution has been called “misleading” by the MoEF which plans to come out with pollution data of major cities across the EU and US.
- The WHO report has listed 30 Indian cities among 100 most polluted cites in the world. Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said WHO had not factored in various key pollutants like benzene, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide while analysing air quality.
- To categorise cities as polluted based on PM 2.5 was misleading as there were 8 other major pollutants which have adverse impact on health.
- There is ozone, benzene and SO2 as well as NO2 pollution with adverse impact on health.
