Category Archives: India

Air pollution in Indian capital hits new record high

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

New Delhi has overtaken Beijing in air pollution rankings, causing various health problems especially among the sensitive age groups. Recent reports say the pollution has become so deadly in the capital that children have developed the lungs of chain-smokers, and … Continue reading →

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India’s Air Pollution Triggers Comparisons with China

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In the Indian capital, New Delhi, levels of air pollution hit a new high this winter, triggering concerns about its adverse impact on public health, and particularly on children. Environmentalists compare New Delhi with Beijing, the other major city also … Continue reading →

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‘Hazardous’ air pollution in New Delhi now seen to rival Beijing’s

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world’s pollution poster child. On bad days in India’s congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to … Continue reading →

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Pollution increasing lung cancer in Indian women

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In a worrying trend noted by oncologists, lung cancer is increasing rapidly among Indian women. The foremost reason, much against popular perception, is not smoking but environmental pollution. India has just slipped 32 ranks in the global Environment Performance Index … Continue reading →

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Why Delhi is losing its clean air war

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The US-based Environmental Preference Index has denied media reports suggesting it found air quality in Delhi worse than in Beijing. But while China’s capital appears to be slowly turning the pollution clock back, India’s first city seems to have given … Continue reading →

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‘Delhi air pollution higher than Beijing’ report denied

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The head of an environment measurement index has denied media reports suggesting it found air quality in the Indian capital, Delhi, to be worse than the China’s capital, Beijing. The Environmental Preference Index did not rank cities as it did … Continue reading →

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India and China, Besieged by Air Pollution

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The United States space agency published a map in September that showed how rates of premature deaths from air pollution vary around the world. It indicated that northern China has one of the worst rates, attributed to the density of … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution, Industrial Emissions Choking State

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ever rising number of motor vehicles and widespread construction activities continue to remain major source of pollution in the capital city. The rapid rate of urbanisation with increased economic activity has not only encouraged migration but also led to a … Continue reading →

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