2025 Annual Update of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) ( UPSC Prelims)

News Context

• Developer: Michael Greenstone (Professor) and colleagues at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).
 • Evaluates the effect of particulate air pollution on life expectancy.
 • Key Highlights:
    o Achieving WHO air quality standards could increase the lifespan of Indian citizens by an average of 3.5 years, with Delhi experiencing the most significant improvement of 8.2 years.
    o South Asia remains the world's most polluted region.