New Delhi shuts all primary schools as severe smog grounds flights and obscures Taj Mahal
Toxic smog has obscured India's famed monument to love, the Taj Mahal, about 220km (136 miles) from New Delhi, as well as ...
Delhi Pollution: GRAP III Curbs Amid ‘Severe’ AQI
Given the declining air quality index and the dense haze that has engulfed the city since Wednesday, the Delhi government stated on Thursday that the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan ...
India’s capital introduces stricter anti-pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal
The new measures, which include sprinkling water with dust suppressants on roads, as well as mechanized sweeping that would ...
Delhi smog visible from space as air quality ranked ‘severe’ for second day running
Northern India encountered the recurring annual pre-winter event of air emergency where the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings ...
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India is turning into an SUV country
The first big shift is in what people are buying (see chart 1). Just five years ago, every second car sold in India was a ...
AP PHOTOS: Thick smog shrouds Asian cities
Thick smog shrouded New Delhi and other cities around South and Southeast Asia as air pollution levels soared Thursday. Air ...
Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'
Every year, Delhi and northern states battle hazardous air during the winter months of October to January due to plummeting ...
Pakistan’s toxic smog cover is now visible from space
Pakistan’s cities slip under toxic smog as live readings for Lahore show PM2.5 levels 100 times over what WHO prescribes ...
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Pakistan’s smog is visible from space. This activist is ‘frustrated’ but won’t give up
(Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images | AFP) A thick ... And right now, with the [strained] relations between Delhi and Islamabad, I ...
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Living in the grey and yellow: Delhi's air pollution in pictures
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that 32 of Delhi's 36 monitoring stations indicated 'severe' air quality, ...
‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Chokes India’s Capital—Pollutant Levels More Than 50 Times Above Safe Limit (Photos)
New Delhi was blanketed by a thick smog on Wednesday, prompting flight delays and restrictions on outdoor activities for ...
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AP PHOTOS: River and air pollution in India's capital pose a severe health threat to residents
The pollution poses a severe health threat to residents since the river provides more than half of the Indian capital's water. New Delhi also has some of the world’s most polluted air every year ...