India lost 1.4mn lives due to air pollution in '13: WB
India lost over 1.4 million lives due to air pollution, the second largest number of deaths, in 2013, a World Bank report on Thursday stated. The country lost 7.69% of its GDP in welfare and manpower costs due to air pollution. Notably, China was the worst hit with a ​death toll of over 1.6 million. 