Smog

Safer Firecrackers On Diwali, 8 To 10 pm Only, Says Top Court: 10 Points

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 23, 2018

Firecrackers will not be banned completely but the Supreme Court today restricted its use to tackle concerns about deadly pollution in Delhi and other cities. The top court allowed the use of safer firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali next month, when fireworks add to toxic smog in Delhi, the world's most polluted city according to a WHO repor...

Delhi Holds Its Breath As Burning Farms Herald Pollution Season

Delhi News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 21, 2018

Harpal Singh struck a match and watched his fields burn, the acrid smoke drifting toward New Delhi where a lethal smog cocktail is once again intensifying over the world's most polluted megacity.

With Smog Season Looming, Pakistan Shuts Polluting Brick Kilns

World News | Reuters | Friday October 19, 2018

To combat worsening smog, Pakistan's government has ordered all traditional brick kilns closed for 70 days starting Saturday, as it promotes new cleaner kilns that could cut pollution up to 70 percent.

Amarinder Singh Meets PM Modi, Asks Compensation For Stubble Burning

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 18, 2018

With the national capital region bracing for choking smog, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for compensation to farmers to discourage them from burning stubble, and warned that the problem could aggravate if the matter is not addressed urgently.

Nano-Carbon: New India-Made Weapon Against Mosquitoes?

Health | K.S. Jayaraman , IANS | Thursday October 18, 2018

The female Aedes mosquitoes that spread dengue, chikungunya, and zika viruses, lay eggs in water bodies along the roadside and in decorative flower pots and vases in homes or offices.

Bryan Adams Stunned By Delhi's October Smog, Says "Could See My Shadow"

Delhi News | Written by Ishika Seal | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The sight of Bryan Adams' silhouette in the dusty air above Gurugram's Leisure Valley Park on Sunday might have been the only positive side-effect of the heavy, toxic smog that has engulfed the National Capital Region. However, with the pollution across Delhi-National Capital Region hitting "very poor" levels - that is over six times above the safe...

Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Capital's Air Quality "Unhealthy" Today

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Friday October 12, 2018

Pollution in Delhi worsened today as the air quality reached the 'unhealthy' category as stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has begun. Burning of paddy straw every year in the months of October and November in Punjab and Haryana is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi and its neighbouring cities. The smoke and fine particulate...

"This Is Indonesia": Race-Walker Collapses After 50Km Of Heat, Smog

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 30, 2018

Indonesia's Hendro said it was a "miracle" to even finish the 50km race walk in Jakarta's brutal pollution, heat and humidity Thursday after he was carried from the finish line on a stretcher.

Delhi Half Marathon To Be Held On October 21

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 10, 2018

In a move to avoid the winter smog and pollution in the national capital, Procam International, the organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM), on Thursday advanced the 11th edition of the IAAF Gold Label Race to October 21.

China Turns to Science for Effective Treatments in War on Smog

Reuters | Wednesday July 25, 2018

China's industry ministry will adopt a more nuanced, "scientific" approach when it comes to curbing emissions from polluting firms, it said on Wednesday.

You Bothered About People?: Court Slams Delhi Government Over Pollution

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 10, 2018

The Delhi High Court today asked the Aam Aadmi Party government how it could defend more construction in the national capital while pulling it up for not taking steps to decongest it and curbing pollution.

Amid Rising Pollution, Indian Engineers Turn Diesel Exhaust Into Ink

India News | Reuters | Wednesday June 6, 2018

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 air-conditioners and fans stoke consumption.

China Regions Vow To Step Up Pollution Crackdown After Central Government Probes

World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 29, 2018

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 uncovered thousands of violations.

Hawaii Volcanic Smog Blankets Marshall Islands

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 28, 2018

Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away on Sunday, as officials warned it would continue moving west.

Westminster Is Rotting From Within: British Parliament Set To Get A $5 Billion Restoration

World News | William Booth, Karla Adam , The Washington Post | Thursday April 26, 2018

The Palace of Westminster, with its cinematic Big Ben clock, set beside the River Thames, is a survivor - of epic fire, German bombs, sulfuric smog and bad plumbing.