Category Archives: Asia

Pollution linked to one in six deaths 

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries, where pollution could account for up to a quarter of deaths. Bangladesh and … Continue reading →

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‘Airpocalypse’: Delhi braces for air pollution rise

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year’s “airpocalypse” in Delhi. Each year, as winter … Continue reading →

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Graded Response Action Plan to help improve Delhi’s air quality in force from today

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

India’s national capital will pin its hopes on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for the air quality to improve. On Tuesday morning, Delhi’s Air Quality Index was at 251, which falls under “unhealthy” category. The GRAP will be putting … Continue reading →

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Gurgaon India’s most polluted city on Sunday

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Gurgaon was the most polluted city in the country on Sunday, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) touching the 274 mark (considered ‘poor’). In contrast, Delhi’s AQI was a ‘moderate’ 196. PM2.5 levels were reported between 112.78 to 118.90 micrograms per cubic … Continue reading →

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Brace for air pollution in Delhi as crop burning starts in neighbouring states

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Agricultural stubble running into millions of tonnes is burnt by farmers in northern India every October. An estimated 35 million tonnes are set afire in Punjab and Haryana alone. Winter’s coming, and Delhi’s annual nightmare is already taking shape beyond … Continue reading →

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Hadapsar, Navi peth, Mandai have the worst air quality in Pune 

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Besides chemical pollutants, particulate matter is also above the standard level prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board. In an alarming revelation, the Pune Municipal Corporation’s environment status report (ESR) 2016-17 claimed that Hadapsar has been recorded as one of … Continue reading →

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More Than 16 Mln Russians Are Breathing Polluted Air

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 16 million residents of Russia’s largest cities are breathing polluted air, an annual Natural Resources and Environment Ministry report cited by the Kommersant daily on Thursday suggests. Russia’s fledgling post-Soviet environmental protection movement has been hampered in recent years by … Continue reading →

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Korea has worst air of advanced economies, report shows

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Korea has the worst air quality of any advanced country, with its fine dust level soaring over the past 17 years, according to an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report released Sunday. The report shows Korea had the … Continue reading →

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