Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 00:14
City residents would experience foggy weather and smog for the next two days as the winds have weakened due to Western Disturbance, affecting north India for the first time after monsoons.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 09:46
The smoggiest regions in China, including the national capital Beijing, will focus on reduction of coal consumption to control pollution, officials said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 17:28
Visibility shrank to less than half a football field and small-particle pollution soared to a record 40 times higher than an international safety standard in one northern Chinese city as the region entered its high-smog season.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 10:03
Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday approved a new system aimed at cracking down on illegal forest fires blamed for the region`s worst smog crisis in years.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:44
China will build a nation-wide network within three-five years to monitor the impact of air pollution on health, an official said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 15:34
Fires in Indonesia that have blanketed Singapore and Malaysia in thick smog eased Wednesday after heavy rain, boosting hopes of an end to Southeast Asia`s worst air pollution crisis for years.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 14:08
Smog from slash-and-burn agricultural fires in Indonesia has been blamed for killing an asthmatic woman in southern Malaysia.
Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:01
Singapore woke up to clear blue skies on Monday thanks to favourable winds but Malaysia was still being suffocated by smog from forest fires in Indonesia, where cloud-seeding flights have produced little rain.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 15:09
Environment minister G. Palanivel said the air pollutant index (API) hit 750 in the town of Muar -- a 16-year high for Malaysia -- Sunday morning, with two other towns also reaching hazardous levels.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 19:13
Residents of Singapore rejoiced today as thick smog from forest fires in Indonesia gave way to a spell of blue skies and smoke-free air, but the government warned it was a temporary respite.
Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 19:01
Burning of agricultural residue in the northern states pollute the air and more specifically create smog in the National Capital Region of Delhi.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 13:51
The Chinese capital and its surrounding provinces were once again covered by highly polluted smog, disrupting highway traffic and flights, officials said on Sunday.
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