SULTANPUR: The bird sanctuary at Sultanpur is once again abuzz with chirps and flapping, as chill and fresh air have brought winged winter guests back to it this season, much to the delight of bird-wa ...More

Beijing: Beijing municipal government ordered more than 1,200 factories in the printing, construction materials and petrochemical industries citywide to either suspend or cut output after earlier issu ...More

Authorities in Tianjin grounded dozens of flights and closed most highways on Sunday after severe smog blanketed the city, one of more than more than 40 in China's northeast to issue pollution warning ...More

BEIJING: Heavy smog continued to engulf 40 Chinese cities for the third day on Sunday, with many of them under red alert for severe air pollution, as China's environmental watchdog said the situation ...More

Beijing and about two dozen cities saw the year's worst smog on Saturday, which may last for days, making pollution worse in a country where 1.2 million die of it annually. At least 24 cities are alr ...More

Beijing's city government ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including a major oil refinery run by state oil giant Sinopec, to shut or cut output on Saturday after authorities issued th ...More

BEIJING: Twenty-three cities in China including capital Beijinghave activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky ...More

Beijing: Beijing’s city government has ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and a Cofco food plant, to either shut or cut output f ...More

GURGAON: With a slight dip in temperature, concentration of PM 2.5 increased by 32% in the city on Saturday. Pollution board officials say the decrease in temperature led to the increase in pollution. ...More

New Delhi: Six neighbouring states of Delhi have been asked by the National Green Tribunal why they should not be directed to completely stop the operation of diesel buses coming to the national capit ...More

Beijing, Dec. 17 (Reuters): Beijing's city government has ordered 1200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and a Cofco food plant, to either sh ...More

China’s capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert. The ...More

Bracing for heavy smog, Beijing city will implement the road rationing scheme "odd-even" from tonight and suspend schools bracing for heavy smog after the Chinese capital issued its first red alert fo ...More

Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today asked the Delhi government to work out the modalities of reducing DTC bus fares, a move aimed at discouraging people from using personal vehicles and promote travel on pu ...More

New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday sought to know from the Delhi government and the Centre as to what they had done so far about air pollution. It also asked municipal corporations if ...More

BEIJING: Bracing for heavy smog, Beijing city will implement the road rationing scheme+ "odd-even" from Friday night and suspend schools bracing for heavy smog after the Chinese capital issued its fir ...More

New Delhi: Delhi lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung on Friday asked the Delhi government to reduce DTC bus fares to discourage people from using personal vehicles, a move aimed at curbing the rising air ...More

Beijing’s city government has ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and a Cofco food plant, to either shut or cut output following ...More

Environmental authorities in China have advised 23 northern cities to issue red alerts, the highest possible air pollution warning, on Friday evening, against the "worst" smog the country has experien ...More

Beijing is likely to see this year's worst smog in the coming days, with the authorities issuing a red alert for air pollution. A thick blanket of smog is likely to hit the city on Friday and may l ...More