By Archis Chowdhury A recently released study by a United States research group has revealed that air pollution is the greatest threat to the health of an average Indian, shortening life expectancy by 5 years. The situation was found to be especially bad in New Delhi, the most polluted city in the world, shortening life expectancy by 10 years for those living in the national capital region. Globally, air pollution shortened average life expectancy by 2.2 years. In contrast, child and maternal malnutrition was noted as reducing life expectancy of an average Indian by 1.8 years, while smoking re…

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