TheCentralEconomicWorkConferencestartedinBeijingonMonday,withthefightagainstpollutionsettobeamajordiscussionpointastheworld’ssecondlargesteconomypivotsawayfromp
Kindergartens,schoolsandhighschoolsinIran'scapitalTehranwillremainclosedforathirdconsecutivedayonWednesdayduetoheavyairpollution,localmediareportedonTuesday.Teh
About17millionbabiesworldwideliveinareaswhereoutdoorairpollutionissixtimestherecommendedlimit,andtheirbraindevelopmentisatrisk,theUNchildren’sagency(UNICEF)said
Humansarepoisoningtheirenvironmentandthemselvesatanalarmingrate,withpollutionoftheoceans,soilandairnowthebiggestkiller,aUNconferenceheardMonday.Urgingrapidandun
AnofficialwiththeUnitedNationsenvironmentalagencyonSaturdayhashailedtheChinesegovernmenteffortsinreducingthelevelofairpollutioninBeijing.HelenaValdes,aleadingex
USoilrefineriesthatareunabletoselladirtyfuelwasteproductathomeareexportingvastquantitiesofittoIndiainstead.Petroleumcoke,thebottom-of-the-barrelleftoverfromrefi
India'scapitalDelhihasliftedseveralemergencymeasuresdesignedtocombatairpollution,daysafterdoctorsdeclareda"medicalemergency".Pollutionlevelsreached30timestheWor
PlainsinPakistan'seasternPunjabprovincehavebeenengulfedbyadenseblanketofsmogwhichhasbeenchockingtheresidentsoftheprovincialcapitalofLahoreandotherdistrictsovert
SchoolsclosedacrosslargeswathesofnorthIndiaonThursdayasahazardousfogoftoxicpollutioncloakedtheregionforathirdday,withgrowingcallsforurgentgovernmentactiontotack
ThegovernmentintheIndiancapital,Delhi,hasreintroducedcarrationingtocurbalarminglevelsofpollution.Privatecarswithevenandoddnumberplateswillonlybeallowedonalterna
TheDelhigovernmentisbeingurgedtodeclareacity-widehealthemergency,asresidentsenduredathirdstraightdayofheavypollution.AirqualityreadingsinIndia'scapitalhavesoare
Around130deadsealshavewashedupontheshoresofRussia'sLakeBaikal,authoritiessaidTuesday,astheylaunchedaprobeintothelatestproblemtohittheworld'sdeepestlake.TheBaika
Vietnam'scapitalHanoiplanstoinstallanadditional70airmonitoringstationstohelpbattleairpollution,localmediareportedonWednesday.Hanoihasalreadyinstalledandoperated
ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,October16(APD):ActingonaSupremeCourtorder,thegovernmenthasdecidedtobroadcastwarningsontelevision,radioandnewspaperswheneverDel
Chinaisoneofthemostpollutedcountriesintheworld.Butnowanunlikelymethodisbeingusedtotrackdownairpollutionculprits.Justintimeforthewintersmogseason,getreadytobe"in
Inthefuture,thenoiseofcarenginesrevvingaroundthestreetsofParismightbecomejustamemory.Initslatestinitiativetoreduceairpollution,ParisCityHallwantsgasoline-powere
ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,October5(APD)--AccordingtotheSystemofAirQualityandWeatherForecastingandResearch(SAFAR),anorganizationworkingundertheaegisofthe