Category Archives: India

What Delhi’s air pollution says about India and climate change

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The thick winter haze that settles over Delhi – a nasty mix of smog, vehicle exhaust and smoke from cooking fires – abated somewhat when President Obama arrived in India this week for talks. A bit of rain came and … Continue reading →

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Obama’s About to Get a Whiff of India’s Air Pollution

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Times of India newspaper carried a cartoon this month of U.S. President Barack Obama wearing a gas mask when he attends the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Jan. 26. Next to it was table showing air quality, … Continue reading →

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Real-time Air Quality Index visual map

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

You don’t always notice air pollution when you walk out the door in the morning. Sure, sometimes there’s smog in the sky to tip you off that it’s an extra-polluted day but that’s not always the case. So, how do … Continue reading →

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Hyderabad Shivers in Cold, Air Pollution Rises

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Winter traps pollutants, pollution levels double in cold weather With temperatures dropping at alarming levels, children and the aged are facing the brunt of air pollution. It is a well known fact that the air pollution levels in the city … Continue reading →

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Delhi’s polluted air may force Obama to stay indoors

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Amid reports that the US may curb President Barack Obama’s early morning schedule during his visit to Delhi later this month, air pollution monitoring agencies said the levels of ‘PM2.5’ or fine, respirable particles that get lodged in the lungs … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Haze Over India and Nepal As Seen From Space

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

In October 2014, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released a proposal for a new air quality index that would be used to quantify and communicate the severity of haze outbreaks. The new air quality index would synthesize levels of various pollutants—including … Continue reading →

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Air quality worst at night, early morning

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhiites may be exposed to the worst air pollution at night and early morning, indicates a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). CSE chose eight persons and monitored their exposure to pollution for 24 hours using a … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Analyzed at India’s Taj Mahal

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The discoloration of the Taj Mahal, a seventeenth-century mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, is caused by airborne carbon particles and dust, according to a study conducted by scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the … Continue reading →

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