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Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: Study
Top of 200 cities with highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India.
Delhi’s air pollution is a failure of democratic governance
India hosts nine of the 10 most polluted cities in the world, with its capital Delhi ranking sixth. Delhi’s air pollution reflects both internal and regional governance failures.
Mekong countries agree to conduct plastic waste study
Officials from Mekong river countries agree to assess plastic waste pollution.
Global cost of air pollution $2.9 trillion a year: Report
The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is $8 billion a day.
German NGO says Volvo cheated over diesel emissions
Volvo SUVs emits massively higher levels of harmful pollutants than legally allowed.
Bangkok protesters demand action on unhealthy smog
Bangkok remains blanketed in unhealthy smog on Thursday morning.
Thai PM mulls banning cars whenever air quality is unsafe
The government is considering whether to impose a ban on personal car use in affected areas to cope with high levels of hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles in the air, if levels exceed 100 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), twice the safety level.
More smog in Bangkok and elsewhere
Smog levels have worsened in Bangkok with high pollution readings in 34 out of Bangkok’s 50 districts, and the worst in Phra Nakhon, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported Monday morning.
Ministry reports air quality improvement
The Environment Ministry has reported the Kingdom’s air quality is steadily improving.
Government issues a directive to curb air pollution in Kingdom
Gov’t issues a directive ordering all institutions to prevent and reduce emissions.
More than 500 flights cancelled due to dense fog in New Delhi
More than 500 flights are delayed and six cancelled in the wake of a dense fog.
Designing an urgent blueprint for clean air
Air pollution is an urgent problem. But urgency should not translate to haste or a search for ineffective silver bullets.
Tinky – a new alternative to save Mother Earth
Phnom Penh is a small capital where its roads serve almost five million vehicles daily. The rising of gas consumption via these vehicles has become a major health concern to people living in the urban areas.
How India can stop burning crop waste in fields
The burning of stubble left in the fields of north India after the harvesting of paddy – rice with husk – causes a severe spike in air pollution.
Let’s curb pollution, a silent killer, for our children’s sake
Last Sunday, over 3,000 people turned up in the morning to protest against the growing air pollution in Gurugram. Protests are part of our society, so it was not surprising to see people turning up in the Leisure Valley Park.
Uber not a solution to pollution: study
Uber, rather than being part of the solution to urban transport may be adding to related problems: Study.
Dangerous haze shrouds Sydney
Sydney is shrouded in dangerous haze as smoke from bushfires blazing along the eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring.
Environment Ministry prepares to ban single-use plastic products
A sub-decree is to ban the import and production of single-use plastic products.
Smog returns to greater Bangkok
Fine dust reached unsafe levels in 14 areas of greater Bangkok with the worst in the city’s Phasicharoen and Bang Phlad districts over the past 24 hours, the Pollution Control Department reported on Thursday morning.
Despite itchy eyes, tourists flock to Taj Mahal
Even with pollution cloaking northern India, visitors are still thronging the Taj Mahal.
Asean ministers to discuss haze pollution
Asean environment officials begin meeting in Siem Reap to discuss a host of issues.
Bangkok air safer to breathe now
Fine dust pollution dropped to safe levels in greater Bangkok on Thursday as a high pressure system moved out of Thailand and southeasterly winds brought rain to northen regions, according to the Pollution Control Department.
Prayut holds urgent meeting over haze
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday held an urgent video-conference with 16 provincial governors and related ministries after PM2.5 air pollution exceeded the so-called safe level in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
Singapore records unhealthy air levels due to haze
Pollution from forest fires in Indonesia pushed Singapore’s air to unhealthy levels.
Beijing on track to exit polluted cities list
China’s capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world’s top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
NZ bans single-use plastic shopping bags
New Zealand officially banned single-use plastic shopping bags Monday, introducing hefty fines for businesses that continue to provide them.
Kingdom set to mark World Environment Day
Environment Ministry is set to mark the day by raising awareness on air pollution.
More plastic bags than fish?
Marine plastic pollution is the new environmental threat facing mankind. This is also afflicting East Asia where six countries are major pollutants. While some in the region have started tackling this new menace, more can be done by all, writes Lina Gong.
London school-bag essentials: books, lunch and an air-pollution sensor
Last week, 250 children at five London primary schools have carried backpacks that monitor air quality for a university-led study tracking pollution levels on their daily journeys.
