The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that the impact of Mumbai air pollution on the economy needed to be examined and just uttering "harsh words will not yield any results," the PTI reported.

During a hearing on the issue of air pollution, amicus curiae (friend of court) Darius Khambata cited former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath's recent comments in Davos that "pollution is a major economic threat to India than trade-related challenges," according to the PTI.