According to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia report published in February 2021, approximately 54,000 deaths in Delhi in 2020 were attributable to PM 2.5 air pollution.
Around ______ people lost lives in Delhi last year due to PM 2.5 air pollution according to a recent report of Greenpeace Southeast Asia?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2021 · Topic: Pollution (Air Pollution: Types, sources, primary & secondary pollutants, smog, acid rain, effects, control technologies & policies.)
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