Once again, the Government of India has chosen denial over duty. In a shocking statement to Parliament, the Centre claimed it has no data to link deaths and diseases to air pollution — at a time when India records some of the world’s worst air quality levels and millions struggle with respiratory illnesses. This refusal to acknowledge reality is not accidental; it shields corporate polluters and allows governments to continue prioritising profits over people. While independent scientific studies repeatedly show that toxic air kills over a million Indians every year, the state insists it cannot trace these deaths back to pollution. The result is a deadly cycle: polluted cities, sick citizens, zero accountability.
By pretending the crisis doesn’t exist, the government avoids action on industrial emissions, coal expansion, and vehicle pollution — all driven by corporate greed. India deserves truth, not manufactured ignorance that endangers public health.
Govt Claims ‘No Data’ on Pollution-Linked Deaths — But India Is Choking
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