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Perspective: Our green worries are at ‘severe’

India has hit rock bottom and is now recognised the world over as one of the filthiest places on Earth.

A few days back, a newspaper reported that Delhi's air qua­­lity had improved from Dangerous' to Very Poor', and because of a western disturbance was likely to imp­rove further to Poor' in the next few days. The explanation was given without a hint of irony and said in clear terms that poor' is an acceptable condition in the city.

In 2016, India was ranked in the Global

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