AQLI News
September 25, 2023
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In the News
May 6, 2021
India’s Long Struggle to Breathe
Experts at the University of Chicago calculated that Delhi residents lose close to a decade of life owing to the pollution.
AQLI News
December 14, 2020
AQLI Expands With New Leadership
Ken Lee, who formerly led efforts at EPIC India, becomes the first dedicated director of the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
December 2, 2020
How One Person in Pakistan Made a Difference for Air Quality
On average, people living in Pakistan have their life expectancy reduced by 2.6 years due to poor air quality according to the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
November 23, 2020
via Jagran English
Delhi Air Pollution: Stubble Burning Share in City’s Pollution Rises to 42%
Delhi residents will lose on an average of 9.4 years of life according to the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
October 26, 2020
via Outlook India
Chokehold
“Particulate air pollution is extremely hazardous, even more than smoking cigarettes, and shortens lives globally. There is no greater current risk to human health,” says Michael Greenstone, EPIC Director.
In the News
October 25, 2020
via Hindustan Times
How China Managed to Consistently Reduce PM 2.5 Concentrations in Recent Years
A 2018 analysis on why China is winning the war on pollution is featured in Hindustan Times.
In the News
October 21, 2020
via Dhaka Tribune
Death Toll from Air Pollution Sees Alarming Rise in Bangladesh
The AQLI finds air pollution, especially the presence of particulate matter in the air, is shortening the life expectancy of Bangladeshis by seven years on average.
In the News
October 21, 2020
via CNN
India is Facing a Double Health Threat this Winter: Pollution and the Pandemic
New Delhi residents could live an extra 10.2 years if the air was clean enough to meet WHO standards for particulate concentrations, according to the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
October 19, 2020
via The Wire Science