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December 10, 2024
The South Asia Pollution Challenge: Tanushree Ganguly
Tanushree Ganguly, AQLI Director talks about the pollution challenge in South Asia.
In the News
November 26, 2024
via Reuters
In India and Pakistan, a shared blight: smog
Every winter, South Asia becomes engulfed in severe pollution as cold air traps emissions, dust, and smoke from agricultural fires. According to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report by the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC), this pollution could cut life expectancy in the region by more than five years.
In the News
November 25, 2024
via the BBC
Why most Indians choking on smog aren’t in Delhi
A recent report by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago reiterates that the northern plains - home to 540.7 million people across Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal - is the most polluted region in India. But as the toxic smog closes in every winter, headlines and attention are mostly focused on Delhi.
In the News
November 11, 2024
via The World
Calls for ‘smog diplomacy’ in India and Pakistan
The World’s Transportation Correspondent Jeremy Siegel speaks with AQLI director Tanushree Ganguly on pollution in India and Pakistan and the unlikely possibility of “smog diplomacy.”
In the News
November 1, 2024
via The Guardian
‘More toxic than ever’: Lahore and Delhi choked by smog as ‘pollution season’ begins
According to a report released by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, pollution is the biggest health threat in India, with Delhi residents losing up to 8.5 years of life owing to its effects.
In the News
October 31, 2024
via Chintan Chats
India’s Air Crisis
In an episode of Chintan Chats, the Air Quality Life Index's director Tanushree Ganguly talks about India's air crisis and AQLI research.
In the News
September 30, 2024
via Kantipur
The slow poison of polluted air
According to the 'Air Quality Life Index-2024' published last month, Nepal is the third most polluted country in the world.
In the News
September 18, 2024
via Mongabay
Pollution dips, but fine particulate matter remains top public health threat: AQLI report
AQLI's latest report reveals that people in the most polluted regions on Earth are breathing air six times more polluted than the least polluted areas, reducing life expectancy by about 2.7 years in these regions.
In the News
September 13, 2024
via VOI