India, July 29 -- A faster shift to zero-emission vehicles could prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in India by 2050, an ICCT study says.

Road transport pollution is linked to about 90,000 premature deaths and 15,300 new childhood asthma cases in India each year.

Delhi-NCR faces a disproportionate burden, accounting for 23% of India's road transport-linked childhood asthma cases despite having about 5% of the population.

Heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks and buses, account for most tailpipe nitrogen oxide and PM2.5 emissions from India's road transport sector.

A faster shift to zero-emission vehicles could prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in India by 2050, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transp...