2 mn deaths in China, India in 2015 due to pollution: Study 
A research by the US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI) has claimed that 2.2 million deaths out of the total 4.2 million deaths caused due to air pollution worldwide in 2015 were recorded from China and India alone. "India still appears to have some ministers who say there is not a strong connection between air pollution and mortality," said HEI President. 