AIR QUALITY LIFE INDEX

Bad air reducing life expectancy in Delhi by 7.8 years, claims report

The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (Epic) said that meeting WHO guidelines of 5 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) could increase the life expectancy of Delhi's 18.7 million residents by 7.8 years. Even if the air quality matches the national standards of 40 µg/m3, life expectancy could rise by 4.3 years, it added.

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