Air pollution costs Indian business about USD 95 billion (7 lakh crores) every fiscal year, around 3% of India’s total GDP, a major research report shows. The cost is equal to 50% of all tax collected annually, or 150% of India’s healthcare budget. The findings in the report, undertaken by Dalberg Advisors in partnership with Clean Air Fund and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) add urgency to tackling air pollution by outlining that it imposes heavy economic costs as well as devastating health impacts.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/air-pollution-india-and-impact-business
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/air pollution and its impact on business.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/clean-air-fund
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gdp
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
