Category Archives: Asia

Beijing imposed $28 million in pollution fines last year 

Beijing’s environmental watchdog levied fines totalling about 183 million yuan ($27.76 million) for violations of pollution laws in the Chinese capital last year, the state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. The agency did not offer a comparative full-year figure, … Continue reading

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Delhi embraces car restrictions on key working day 

New restrictions on private cars, which are being enforced to tackle hazardous pollution levels in Delhi, faced their first serious test on Monday as residents headed back to work following the New Year weekend. The scheme was launched on Friday … Continue reading

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Beijing air quality improved in 2015 despite pollution alerts, authorities say 

Environmental authorities in Beijing say the Chinese capital’s air quality in 2015 was better than the year before despite the city’s first two red alerts for pollution late in the year. China has been setting national and local targets to reduce … Continue reading

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How will Delhi’s ‘odd-even’ car rationing work?

In a desperate bid to curb the alarming levels of pollution in the Indian capital, Delhi, authorities have announced that private cars with even and odd numbers plates would be allowed only on alternate days from Friday. The “odd-even” car … Continue reading

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Air quality: Breathe in the bad news too 

The first three days of the New Year is expected to see the worst air quality, especially in the areas of Shivajinagar to Mhasoba Gate, where there will be enough traffic jams. This was the reading given by System of … Continue reading

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Air Pollution In Delhi Breaches ‘Severe’ Levels

Air quality in Delhi last night plunged to the ‘very poor’ level with real-time readings of PM 2.5, the tiniest and most damaging of all the particulate matters, breaching the ‘severe’ category in areas across the national capital. Around 10 … Continue reading

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Poor air quality prompts city to activate emergency measures again this morning 

Shanghai environmental authority activated emergency measures against air pollution this morning. It is the second time such measures were launched within eight days. Schools and kindergartens have been ordered to cancel outdoor activities, operations at constructions sites within the Outer … Continue reading

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China Issues ‘Red Alert’ Over Devastating Air Pollution 

It’s only the second time the country has issued the high-level warning Beijing has issued its most severe air pollution warning for only the second time ever as unhealthy levels of smog in the city are expected to persist through … Continue reading

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