Air pollution is one of the most serious problems the world is facing today. According to the World Health Organization, 13 of the world’s cities with the highest level of particulate matter are in India (Sciencetopia). Although air pollution can be caused by both natural and man-made factors, the latter is a major contributor to this environmental hazard. Fuel emissions, improper waste disposal, greenhouse gas emissions, industrial emissions, biomass burning, etc., are some of the man-made factors. These pollutants are the major causes of smoke, smog and particulate pollution.

Air pollution is one of the major triggers for health risks like stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma. To prevent air pollution and its harmful consequences, it is important to spread awareness among our children about its causes and effects, and teach them ways of tackling it. Extending his support to the fight against air pollution, Leonardo Dicaprio, celebrity and environmental activist, rightly said in his Oscar acceptance speech, “Climate change is real, it is happening right now, it is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.”

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