Congress slams Modi govt. for being in ‘denial’ on impact of air pollution on mortality
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 9.
Jairam Ramesh cited the FICCI-EY report and pointed out that it categorically states that around 2 million deaths (about 22% of total) were attributable to air pollution in India in 2023
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Congress criticism of the Modi government over the 2 million air pollution deaths cited from the FICCI-EY report, with no conflicting facts.
43m agoAlso reported by newindianexpress.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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