Amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi and other parts of north India, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking to declare air pollution a “National Public Health Emergency”.

Filed by Luke Christopher Coutinho, wellness champion for the Prime Minister of India’s Fit India Movement, the PIL also sought the top court’s direction to frame a time-bound National Action Plan and its immediate implementation.

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Calling the air pollution crisis a direct threat to public health and environmental safety, the PIL stated, “The situation has reached a point where over 1.4 billion people are forced to inhale toxic air every single day.”

The plea pointed out that the levels of PM 2.5 and PM10 in the top Indian cities, including the national capital Delhi, have consistently

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