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Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study findsIn 2005 Beijing was crowned the smog capital of the world. Concerns about air pollution and athlete health overshadowed preparations for the 200…
Read MoreCloud seeding improves air quality in city of Lahore but experts say practice is not a sustainable solutionArtificial rain has been used in an attempt to lower pollution levels in Lahore, Pakistan.The capital city of the eastern province of Punjab, nea…
Read MoreToxic foam has been shown floating over the Yamuna River in Delhi amid India’s annual battle with air pollution. In the winter months, wind speeds drop and cooling air traps pollutants from vehicles, industry and farmers burning agricultural waste. The…
Read MoreOne in three children in Delhi is already asthmatic, with many more at risk of organ damage from breathing noxious air. A crowded waiting room at one children’s hospital tells the storyIt is the third time in a week that Pankaj Ram, a construction work…
Read MoreRajat Gupta’s pictures show the difference a few days can make for citizens of one of the world’s most polluted major citiesDelhi regularly ranks among the most polluted major cities on the planet, and has been judged the world’s most polluted capital …
Read MoreToxic smog is annual event for Indian capital’s 33 million residents but nobody seems willing to take responsibilityAs soon as the smog descended, the political mudslinging began.For over a week, pollution levels in Delhi have consistently remained in …
Read MoreSeason of smog begins with air quality index near worst possible level of 500 and little apparent progress in controlling annual poisonous blight on lifeAir quality in Delhi hit severe levels on Friday and a thick toxic smog cloaked the city, marking t…
Read MoreWorld’s biggest carbon emitter approving equivalent of two new coal plants a week, analysis showsChina is approving new coal power projects at the equivalent of two plants every week, a rate energy watchdogs say is unsustainable if the country hopes to…
Read MoreChiang Mai listed as worst in the world for air quality as pollution worsens during cooler monthsEvery December, Dr Nitipatana Chierakul, a specialist in respiratory medicine, notices the same pattern at his hospital department in Bangkok: his patien…
Read MoreThai authorities struggle to contain forest fires, a persistent cause of air pollution during the dry seasonThe Chiang Mai authorities in northern Thailand will hand out face masks to the public as the province struggles with dangerously high levels of…
Read MoreThai capital’s already bad air made worse by forest fires and burning on farmsPeople in Bangkok have been advised to work from home and wear face masks due to air pollution that has worsened to unhealthy levels.Officials urged people to use public tran…
Read MoreRahul Raina splits his year between his homes in Oxford and Delhi, cities where the fallout from the climate crisis is being felt in starkly different waysThis feature is part of the Between two worlds seriesThe most recent battle in a long history of …
Read MoreA despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as nightmarish as sci-fiEnvironmental doom is coming: as the planet heats up, it’s all going to get much worse. Nothing new there – but, terrify…
Read MoreBans failed to stop farmers torching fields each year but a new spray that turns stalks into fertiliser helps the soil and the airEvery autumn, Anil Kalyan, from Kutail village in India’s northern state of Haryana, would join tens of thousands of other…
Read MoreOfficials hope three-day weekend will help reduce toxic pollution levels in country’s second largest cityPakistan has ordered private offices and schools to remain closed on Mondays in Lahore in the hope that a three-day weekend will help reduce toxic …
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