FILE PHOTOAs per the World Health Organisation’s latest update to its global urban ambient air pollution database, it looks like air pollution in Delhi is reducing. Adding more data points through monitoring stations has diluted the previous result,” said Sunil Dahiya, an air pollution campaigner with Greenpeace. Some experts say that though steps have been taken to reduce pollution since 2013, they would only reflect in data from later years. Mr. Dahiya added that though steps had been taken to reduce pollution since 2013, they would reflect in data from later years. Sunita Narain, Director-General of the Centre for Science and Environment, said: “It’s not just the WHO list, but the Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s data for 2015, which shows a declining trend”.

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2016 20:45 UTC