{"id":95967,"date":"2021-03-17T17:02:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=95967"},"modified":"2021-03-17T17:02:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:32:25","slug":"world-air-quality-report-2020-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-air-quality-report-2020-released\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;World Air Quality Report, 2020\u201d Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IQ Air, a Swiss air quality technology company released a report titled \u201cWorld Air Quality Report, 2020\u201d.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About World Air Quality Report:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>World Air Quality is an annual report. The report is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries based on data from ground-based monitoring stations. The report is handled by government agencies mostly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Key Findings Related to India<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>India is home to 35 of the world\u2019s 50 most polluted cities in World.<\/li>\n<li>Delhi has been listed as the 10th most polluted city and the top polluted capital city in the world in 2020. However, Delhi\u2019s air quality improved by approximately 15% from 2019 to 2020.<\/li>\n<li>India ranked as the world\u2019s 3rd most polluted country in 2020 after Bangladesh and Pakistan.\u00a0However, India has improved its average annual PM2.5 (particulate matter) levels in 2020 than in 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Further, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was particularly severe for stubble burning in India. Farm fires in Punjab have increased by 46.5% over 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Other Key Global Findings:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The topmost polluted city in the world is Xinjiang in China. It is followed by Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<li>In 2020, 84% of all monitored countries observed air quality improvements. However, of the 106 monitored countries, only 24 met the World Health Organization annual guidelines for PM 2.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/MShareArticle?OrgId=G0F8CPS2I.1&amp;imageview=0\"><strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qUdQOMrS7x\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/environment-news\/pollution-in-india\/\">Pollution in India<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pollution in India&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation For Aspirants\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/environment-news\/pollution-in-india\/embed\/#?secret=3aueqRbdKf#?secret=qUdQOMrS7x\" data-secret=\"qUdQOMrS7x\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? IQ Air, a Swiss air quality technology company released a report titled \u201cWorld Air Quality Report, 2020\u201d. About World Air Quality Report: World Air Quality is an annual report. The report is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries based on data from ground-based monitoring stations. 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