Why you aren't ready for pollution season
Delhi's pollution season is round the corner, but is the government better prepared this time to keep smog episodes at bay? The city may be marginally better off now that the graded response action plan
Delhi's pollution season is round the corner, but is the government better prepared this time to keep smog episodes at bay? The city may be marginally better off now that the graded response action plan
China’s major coal mining hub, Shanxi province, plans to curb industrial manufacturing output voluntarily during the next three winters as part of its 2018-2020 anti-pollution crackdown. The move is the
Scientists have developed a catalyst that can curb emissions of nitrogen oxides from diesel-powered vehicles, an advance that may help reduce air pollution and smog. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) is a priority
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's push for blue skies is roiling supplies and boosting prices of key raw materials from soymeal to ferroalloys as the government ramps up smog checks and forces some factories
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 13/11/2019 regarding air pollution in NCT of Delhi.</p> <p>The SC directed the Union of India as well as the
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Steelmakers in the smog-prone northern Chinese province of Hebei will be forced to halt operations next month if they fail to meet tough new pollution restrictions, the local environmental
China’s industry ministry will adopt a more nuanced, “scientific” approach when it comes to curbing emissions from polluting firms, it said on Wednesday as the country bids to fine-tune its tactics after
China's capital city Beijing is aiming to cut its coal consumption to below 5 million tonnes by 2020 and limit the use of coal in smog-prone areas, a document issued by the Beijing Municipal Government
NEW DELHI: India has some of the worst air pollution in the world and smog levels often spike during its sweltering summers, when smoke-belching diesel generators are used to offset power shortages, as
A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Plan on air pollution and smog, 28/11/2016. The Government has issued a set of directions under section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
Murky skies and high ozone levels have led authorities Mexico City to ban thousands of cars from the road AP Authorities in Mexico City have ordered cars off the streets and warned people about exercising
China’s capital city and the nation’s financial hub are stepping up measures to curb pollution as high levels of smog shifted south along the coast. In Beijing, companies, construction sites, street
The smog and haze that set in Delhi on Monday will continue for the next three days, Pune-based scientists with the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) have said. Dr Gufran Beig, chief
Hyderabad: Hyderabad may soon face a smog situation similar to that in Delhi. With the drop in temperature and occurrence of fog, the officials of the Pollution Control Board have noticed an alarming decrease
China’s top steelmaking city of Tangshan will order some steel mills to cut production by as much as half to improve air quality, after curbs put in place during winter expire in March, the government
PUNE: Smog hanging over the city in winter and summer, stinking and stagnant rivers, ugly hoardings, unauthorized flex boards and garbage burning leave a pollution trail that needs urgent correction.
China's war on smog has stepped up another gear with reports suggesting Beijing is planning to cut coal use by a further 30 per cent across the capital this year. The official Xinhua news agency reported
NEW DELHI: Even when the winter sky appears blue, parts of Delhi now have smog-like air quality. If you live in an industrial or peripheral area like Jahangirpuri or Anand Vihar, you are breathing heavily
Air pollution hit hazardous levels in Beijing today, presenting a new challenge to leaders who have tried to curb smog via higher taxes and casting a pall over the city’s bid for the 2022 Olympic Games.