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New Delhi, Noting that air pollution is a silent killer, Randeep Guleria, Director at <keyword id="7683594" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-All-India-Institute-of-Medical-Sciences">the All India Institute of Medical Sciences</keyword> (<keyword id="40458" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="AIIMS">AIIMS</keyword>), said that it contributes to up to 40 per cent deaths in patients with chronic illnesses and neonatal fatalities. "The global burden disease published in Lancet shows that in 2019, air pollution was the fourth leading cause of mortality and third for disability-adjusted life years. Air pollution is a silent killer which makes it difficult for the policymakers to understand," he said. "We must focus more on the chronic effects of pollution such as diabetes, lower respiratory tract disease, lung cancer, stroke or neonatal deaths - there is enough data to say that around 20 to 40 per cent of deaths in these diseases are caused by air pollution," Guleria said. He was speaking at the second Good Air Summit organised by the Integrated Health &amp; Wellbeing (IHW) Council. Guleria also said that more than smoking tobacco, pollution contributes to developing diseases such as lung cancer, <keyword id="73190" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="COPD">COPD</keyword> and heart disease. "These are acute effects," he added. The AIIMS chief also shared that within a few days of spike in air pollution levels, the influx of patients increased in the hospital's OPDs. "Experience in AIIMS shows that whenever there is a spike in air pollution, the number of patients in OPDs increases in the next 5-6 days," Guleria said. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, also attended the summit. Accepting that pollution is a sensitive issue and a serious challenge, he expressed hope that the newly-constituted <keyword id="10260083" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="commission-for-air-quality">Commission for Air Quality</keyword> will reduce pollution in the national capital. "We introduced the idea of measuring air quality and brought the concept of AQI. The Sameer app of the Central Pollution Control Board provides hourly update of the national Air Quality Index (AQI). I am hopeful that the Commission for Air Quality Management will reduce pollution further," Javadekar stated. Meanwhile, Kamal Narayan, CEO, IHW, complained that air pollution did not receive the kind of response it required either from the government or the citizens, despite being an evident health emergency. "The data from 'State of Global Air 2020' shows that 1.67 million or 17 lakh people die annually due to air pollution that comes to around 4,700 deaths per day. Which means around half a million more people fell prey to air pollution last year than the number of lives claimed by Covid-19 virus till date, globally. However, despite being a super-killer and an evident health emergency, air pollution did not get the emergency response either from the system, or from the people," he said. Commenting on the issue, Swatanter Kumar, retired Supreme Court judge and former chairperson of <keyword id="2462566" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-National-Green-Tribunal">the National Green Tribunal</keyword> (NGT), said that protection of the environment is a constitutional obligation of both the government and the citizens. "Protecting the environment is a constitutional obligation for the citizens and a constitutional duty of the governments. We don't need more laws but better implementation of the existing frameworks. We need holistic, pragmatic and practical solutions for intergenerational equity and examine the sources of cleaner energy as well," he said.

Air pollution causes 40% deaths in patients with chronic illnesses: AIIMS Director

<ul><li>The <keyword id="146133" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Green-Tribunal">National Green Tribunal</keyword> slapped a fine of ₹250 million on the state government of Delhi, which is run by the <keyword id="6354944" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="aam-aadmi-party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword>, citing its failure to curb pollution. </li><li>The bench deliberating on the issue said that the Delhi government would have to hand over the funds to the Central Pollution Control Board, an anti-pollution agency housed under the environment ministry. </li><li>The <keyword id="68804" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="CPCB">CPCB</keyword> will then use the funds to implement its own pollution control measures. The AAP will also have to furnish a performance guarantee for the fine in a month, which will be encashed if the amount isn’t submitted in three months. </li></ul> Delhi’s <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pollution-in-indias-national-capital-is-so-bad-that-the-government-is-considering-banning-private-cars-altogether/articleshow/66443561.cms">air pollution crisis </a>has been well-documented. With the city’s level of air quality walking the tightrope between “poor” and “abysmal” and a government that seems incapable of implementing any effective measures to improve it, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), a special tribunal focusing on environmental issues, has finally decided to take some action. Yesterday, the NGT slapped a fine of ₹250 million on the state government of Delhi, which is run by the Aam Aadmi Party, citing its failure to curb pollution, according to the Press Trust of India. The move followed the submission of a compliance affidavit by the Delhi government which the tribunal deemed insufficient. In response, the Delhi government has reportedly said that its dealing with a problem that’s largely the result of activities that do not take place within its jurisdiction. While this is true of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-govt-on-back-foot-as-stubble-burning-worsens-air-pollution-in-the-national-capital/articleshow/66235837.cms">crop burning </a>in neighbouring states, the government has failed to take action against polluters within city lines. The case was triggered by the submission of a plea by residents of the city that related to the operation of illegal smelters and units burning plastic and leather on Delhi’s outskirts. The Delhi government was meant to take action against these units a while ago, and has hence, been instructed to submit an action plan to the NGT with the names of the officers and civic organisations responsible for carrying out anti-pollution work in the city and the reasons for their ineffectiveness. The bench deliberating on the issue, which was led by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, said that the Delhi government would have to hand over ₹250 million to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an anti-pollution agency housed under the environment ministry. It has suggested that the Delhi government, which is in the middle of a <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kejriwal-vs-centre-over-mcd-mha-says-can-t-release-more-funds-delhi-has-rs-790-crore-1359339-2018-10-09">funding crunch</a>, pay for the fine by deducting the salaries of government officials tasked with implementing anti-pollution measures and by fining polluters. The CPCB will then use the funds to implement its own pollution control measures. The AAP will also have to furnish a performance guarantee for the fine in a month, which will be encashed if the amount isn’t submitted in three months. In its defence, the AAP has been trying to implement steps to improve the city’s air quality although it will likely be a while before any discernible improvement takes place. Earlier this week, it slapped <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/delhi-govt-imposes-fine-of-rs-50-000-each-on-contractors-for-dust-pollution-118120100639_1.html">fines on construction companies</a> for violation of <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> norms. It is also in the process of drafting a plan to make electric vehicles account for <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-air-pollution-delhi-electric-vehicle-policy-delhi-air-quality-25-delhi-government-kailash-gehlot-delhi-transport-minister-1397723-2018-11-28">a quarter of all the vehicles on Delhi’s roads</a> within the next five years. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-accounts-for-25-of-all-air-pollution-deaths-in-the-world/articleshow/63815727.cms">India accounts for 25% of all air pollution deaths in the world</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pollution-in-indias-national-capital-is-so-bad-that-the-government-is-considering-banning-private-cars-altogether/articleshow/66443561.cms">Pollution in India’s national capital is so bad that the government is considering banning private cars altogether</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-govt-on-back-foot-as-stubble-burning-worsens-air-pollution-in-the-national-capital/articleshow/66235837.cms">Indian govt on back foot as stubble burning worsens air pollution in the national capital</a>

India’s top environmental tribunal has ordered the Delhi government to pay ₹250 million to the national pollution control agency so it can tackle the city’s air problem

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India’s top environmental tribunal has ordered the Delhi government to pay ₹250 million to the national pollution control agency so it can tackle the city’s air problem

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