Air Pollution Crisis

Visual evidence from Delhi and across India

Facts & Research

The Human Cost

"Air pollution caused 15% of all deaths in Delhi in 2023"

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

National Impact

"More than 2 million deaths per year in India attributed to air pollution"

The Lancet Planetary Health, 2024

WHO Guidelines

"Delhi's PM2.5: 113 μg/m³ average vs WHO guideline of 15 μg/m³"

The Lancet Study (2008-2019 data)

Daily Exposure

"99.8% of days exceeded WHO 24-hour PM2.5 guidelines across Indian cities"

The Lancet Planetary Health Study

Safe Air Myth

"33,000 deaths annually from air marked 'safe' by Indian standards"

Nature, 2024

Economic Burden

"Fossil fuel air pollution caused 1.6 million Indian deaths in 2021"

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health