According to a US research group, air pollution can diminish the life expectancy of Indians by nine years.

The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)’s report suggests that 480 million individuals in north India experience the most extreme levels of air pollution globally and, over time, these high levels of air pollution have spread to other parts as well. The report further stated that people in north India breathe pollution levels 10-fold worse than the levels noted anywhere else across the globe. Air pollution has expanded over years beyond the region to western and central states of India, including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, and the average individual is losing two and a half-to-three years of life expectancy in comparison with early 2000s. The report by EPIC stated that people in Delhi could have around 10 years added to their lives if air pollution was decreased to the level of 10 µg/m³ recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) … (BBC, September 1, 2021)