Air pollution
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Drone footage shows toxic foam floating on the Yamuna River in Delhi – video
Toxic foam has been shown floating over the Yamuna River in Delhi amid India's annual battle with air pollutio…
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‘The complete murder of our young’: India counts cost of another polluting Diwali on a generation of children
One in three children in Delhi is already asthmatic, with many more at risk of organ damage from breathing nox…
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When Delhi’s air pollution gets worse: a photographic comparison
Rajat Gupta’s pictures show the difference a few days can make for citizens of one of the world’s most pollute…
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Political blame game begins as ‘pollution season’ shrouds Delhi
Toxic smog is annual event for Indian capital’s 33 million residents but nobody seems willing to take responsi…
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Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit
Season of smog begins with air quality index near worst possible level of 500 and little apparent progress in …
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China continues coal spree despite climate goals
World’s biggest carbon emitter approving equivalent of two new coal plants a week, analysis showsChina is appr…
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Air pollution chokes Thailand as campaigners call for stricter laws
Chiang Mai listed as worst in the world for air quality as pollution worsens during cooler monthsEvery Decem…
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Chiang Mai to hand out face masks as dust from fires hits hazardous levels
Thai authorities struggle to contain forest fires, a persistent cause of air pollution during the dry seasonTh…
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Bangkok air pollution prompts advice to work from home
Thai capital’s already bad air made worse by forest fires and burning on farmsPeople in Bangkok have been advi…
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‘In Delhi I can see climate catastrophe unfolding before my eyes’
Rahul Raina splits his year between his homes in Oxford and Delhi, cities where the fallout from the climate c…
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Invisible Demons review – apocalypse now for pollution nightmare in Delhi
A despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as…
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Burning issue: how enzymes could end India’s problem with stubble
Bans failed to stop farmers torching fields each year but a new spray that turns stalks into fertiliser helps …
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Pakistan orders Monday closure of schools and offices in Lahore to cut smog
Officials hope three-day weekend will help reduce toxic pollution levels in country’s second largest cityPakis…
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Soaring pollution has Delhi considering full weekend lockdown
Thick smog envelops Indian capital with pollution levels 20 times higher than deemed healthy by WHOIndia’s cap…
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Delhi schools to close for a week due to smog
Levels of PM 2.5 particulates hit 20 times safe levels as agricultural fires add to city’s air pollution crisi…