CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
State of the Global Air 2019 report, which is in news recently, is released by which country’s health institute?
A
United States
B
United Kingdom
C
Germany
D
France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 2019 “State of the Air” report found that more than 20 million people lived in counties that had unhealthy levels of air quality in all categories. Unhealthy particles in the air result from many sources, including wildfires, wood-burning devices, coal-fired power plants and diesel engines.

Detailed explanation-2: -India was the fifth most polluted country in 2019 and accounts for almost two-thirds of the world’s most polluted cities according to the World Air Quality Report 2019. The report was released by the pollution tracker IQAir and Greenpeace. The ranking is based on a comparison of PM 2.5 levels.

Detailed explanation-3: -HEI releases State of Global Air report with data on PM2.5 and NO2 pollution. The world’s biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, according to a new report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI).

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