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How does toxic air in Delhi-NCR affect India & the national capital's economies?
short by Ashley Paul / on Friday, 19 December, 2025
According to a Illness to Wellness Foundation report, air pollution across India costs the country $36.8 billion (₹3.32 lakh crore) annually. The national economic loss rises to $95 billion (₹8.56 lakh crore), or 3% of India's GDP, when accounting for productivity losses and premature deaths. A CREA analysis found Delhi loses ₹64,250 crore, or 5.8% of GDP, annually to pollution.
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