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Of the world's 100 cities at greatest environmental risk, India has 43

14/05/2021 03:43 PM | Click to read full article

Of the 100 most vulnerable cities, 99 are in Asia, according to a report released on Thursday. Of those, 37 are in China and 43 are in India, the world’s first and third biggest emitters of greenhouse gases respectively.

India is also home to 13 of the 20 riskiest cities in the world, a result of its extreme levels of air and water pollution.

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