Pollution does not shorten lifespan: Indian minister

NEW DELHI: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said no Indian study has shown any correlation between pollution and shortening of lifespan.

"Let us not create a fear psychosis among people," he told Lok Sabha in response to a query about studies that life expectancy is coming down due to pollution. During the Question Hour, the minister said Indian studies have not shown a correlation between shortening of life and pollution, foreign media reported.