Category Archives: India

India launches air quality index to give pollution information

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

India has launched its first air quality index, to provide real time information about pollution levels. The index, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will initially monitor air quality in 10 cities. Last year the Environmental Preference Index ranked India … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: We haven’t seen the stars in a while

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The chief minister of what is today the most polluted city in the world suffers from a notorious asthmatic cough. While Arvind Kejriwal’s cough is widely discussed, what is not, and what should be, is the cause of his chronic … Continue reading →

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Kolkata air quality fails safety test

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The city has always been polluted but the rate at which its level is increasing has turned menacing. A series of tests of ambient air quality at five crossings — carried out by TOI in association with Saviors and Friends … Continue reading →

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‘Indians losing three years of life due to air pollution’

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

If India can refine its goals to meet air standards, 660 million people would add about 3.2 years into their lives, a significant research has found, adding that compliance with Indian air quality standards would save 2.1 billion life-years. The … Continue reading →

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U.S. to Monitor Air Quality in India and Other Countries

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The United States says it will expand air-quality monitoring at some overseas diplomatic missions, following several years of reporting pollution data in China. The goal is to increase awareness of the health risks of outdoor air pollution, which easily spreads … Continue reading →

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Delhi Has World’s Worst Air: Are We Breathing In Toxins?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Do you never smoke? Then you are pretty much safe from lung diseases, right? Wrong. Well, just in case you happen to be a Delhi-ite, you actually breathe in air that is akin to smoking 40 cigarettes a day. And … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in India: Breathe uneasy

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

IN THE early hours of a January morning, all lanes of a motorway into Delhi are crammed with hundreds of rumbling lorries. These are brightly painted, with signs imploring overtaking drivers to “Honk please”. Every night immense convoys like this … Continue reading →

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Centre wants to restrict car use as air pollution hits worrying levels

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

With air pollution rising to alarming levels, especially in the National capital, the Environment Ministry has urged the Supreme Court to ask the Delhi government to consider drastic steps, which includes the plying of private cars only on alternate days … Continue reading →

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