Tag Archives: Lahore

Lahore is again world’s most polluted city today

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The capital of Punjab Lahore has been declared the most polluted city globally again.  Lahore had an air quality ranking of 398, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir, the technology company that operates the AirVisual monitoring … Continue reading →

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Pakistan orders three-day weekends in Lahore amid ‘deadly’ air pollution

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Private offices and schools will close on Mondays in Lahore in a bid to tackle toxic levels of smog in the city. Private offices and schools will stay closed on Mondays in Pakistan’s second-largest city in a bid to tackle … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in biggest cities four times above safe levels

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

An investigation by OpenAQ has found that the average level of air pollution in the world’s largest cities is nearly four times higher than the maximum levels recommended by the WHO. According to estimates, 90 per cent of the world … Continue reading →

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Pakistan’s Hazardous Air Risks Violating Human Rights

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SLAMS GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF COURT-APPOINTED SMOG COMMISSION Rights watchdog Amnesty International on Wednesday said Islamabad’s failure to protect people from hazardous air in Punjab province risks violating their rights to life and health. For … Continue reading →

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22 of the top 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

India accounts for seven of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution, according to a new report, but previously smogbound Chinese cities have seen a marked improvement. Gurugram, a suburb of the Indian capital New Delhi, is the … Continue reading →

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Smog gets in your eyes 

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Lahore has experienced smog for the past five years: in 2014, it ranked amongst the top 10 worst cities for smog according to a Deutsche Welle report. This November, its intensity exposed the lack of effective planning by the city … Continue reading →

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Pollution watch: Air quality monitors still out of order

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Three monitoring sites installed by the EPA in Lahore are still not functioning. Leaving them unable to read air quality levels and measure dangerous pollution levels. Pollution watch: Air quality monitors still out of order – The Express Tribune.

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