Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 03:37
India`s air monitoring centre denied that pollution in New Delhi was worse than in Beijing, following scrutiny of the Indian capital`s winter smog, which shrouds the city each year.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 12:03
Warnings of heavy smog over central and eastern China this week have prompted the country`s weather forecaster to call for a ban on the fireworks traditionally let off at Lunar New Year, state media said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 19:57
China`s capital was shrouded in dangerous smog on Thursday, cutting visibility down to a few hundred metres as a count of small particulate pollution reached more than 25 times recommended levels.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 03:34
Schools in China`s Shanghai city have been directed to shut down during heavily polluted days.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 12:07
In Sydney, the fireworks will be launched from four sails of Sydney Opera House for the first time in more than a decade.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 19:39
A hospital in southwest China has opened what could be the smog-hit country`s first special clinic for patients suffering with symptoms related to pollution.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 20:32
To combat air pollution which has become a major problem in East Asia; China, Japan and South Korea have joined hands together. This step is to boost sustainable development for greater ecological improvement.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 10:10
Chinese media frequently reports fights, attacks on airport and airline workers and passengers storming aircraft in response to delays and the poor way they are handled.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 09:15
Known for its terrible air quality, China`s financial hub Shanghai got covered with thick smog on Friday, halting all constructions and forcing the school children to remain indoors.
Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 23:50
Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction today as China`s financial hub suffered one of its worst bouts of air pollution.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 15:45
Pollution in Delhi is likely to worsen during the weekend with the day temperature expected to fall by 2-5 degree Celsius and calm winds, thus hampering dispersion of suspended pollutants.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 19:18
With the thick blanket of smog engulfing the national capital, the Central Pollution Control Board Wednesday said rains and high speed wind can clear the pollutants in the air and increase visibility.
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