Giving Compass' Take:

• The State of India’s Environment report details the dire consequences of India's air pollution, which is responsible for 12.5 percent of deaths in India. 

• How can funders best take action to improve air quality? 

• Learn why air pollution is bad for education. 

The fourth edition of State of India’s Environment (SoE) Report in Figures, 2019 released on World Environment Day, 5th June 2019.

  • SoE in Figures covers diverse subjects ranging from air pollution to employment, wildlife crimes, sanitation to extreme weather events
  • Of the three states least prepared to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, the target year, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar lag in eight of the 13 SDGs. Assam struggles with six goals
  • Air pollution kills an average of 8.5 out of every 10,000 children in India before they turn five (WHO, 2018) The risk is higher for girls as 9.6 out of 10,000 girls die before five
  • This work is primarily based on data available in the public domain from government and international organizations

Air pollution is responsible for 12.5 percent of all deaths in India. Its impact on children is equally worrying (Lancet, 2019). Over 100,000 children below the age of five die due to bad air in the country. While India was one of the first countries to pledge the phasing out of non-electric vehicles, its national scheme to promote the sale of e-vehicles is yet to pick up. Against the target of 15-16 million e-vehicles by 2020, the country had 0.28 million vehicles till May 2019.

Read the full article about air pollution in India at Centre for Science and Environment.