Fossil-fuelled growth: India home to over 35% of world's 'dirtier & richer' cities

BENGALURU: India may have taken the term "filthy rich" literally. Indian cities' growth remains tied to polluting fossil-fuel use and consequent pollution while China and several other countries have pulled ahead on cleaner urbanisation, according to a study in Nature Cities in which researchers analysed 5,435 cities worldwide between 2019 and 2024 using satellite-based nitrogen dioxide data and GDP estimates.

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