Tag Archives: Nepal

Has air pollution made Kathmandu unliveable?

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ajay’s 63-year-old frame strains with each breath. He is lying on an emergency-room stretcher in one of Kathmandu’s large hospitals and he appears exhausted. Behind the oxygen mask, his eyes have the panicked, haunted look of a man who can’t … Continue reading →

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Initiative to reduce air pollution

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers is set to launch an initiative to reduce air pollution at the Lumbini World Heritage Site. A high-level meeting held under Bhola Prasad Siwakoti, acting secretary of the OPMCM, has … Continue reading →

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Valley’s air quality deteriorating

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The ministry of environment (MoE) has recently released a fresh data on air pollution. “Level of fine particles in the air with diameters less or equal to 10 micrometer is known as PM10. The national standard of pollutant PM10 is … Continue reading →

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Beijing is not the only Asian city with lethal air pollution

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Beijing has been described as “apocalyptic” this week with people choking their way through murky streets, short of breath and their eyes stinging from toxic air. But Beijing is just one of hundreds of cities, largely in … Continue reading →

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