Burning Of Fossil Fuels Causes 30% Deaths In India; Maximum In UP, Bihar, Says Harvard Study

More than 30 per cent of annual deaths in India can be attributed to air pollution from fossil fuels, according to a study by Harvard University.

The research was conducted in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, the University of Leicester, and University College London. It was published on Tuesday in the journal Environmental Research.

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The study indicated that the highest rates of deaths from fossil fuels like coal and diesel are in China and India.

UP, Bihar log in highest number of deaths

According to the report, within India, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of deaths due to air pollution from fossil fuels.?

The study said more than 4.7 lakh deaths per year in Uttar Pradesh were due to pollution.

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Bihar took the second spot with more than 2.8 lakh deaths due to air pollution.

However, China has reduced the country's number of deaths due to air pollution drastically from 21.5 per cent of the total deaths in 2012 to 18 per cent in 2018.