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Asia & Pacific 3 months ago
India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi's air quality worsens
The Commission for Air Quality Management invoked stage four, the highest level, of the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi and surrounding areas on Saturday evening, according to an advisory by India's environment ministry.
Jakarta 1 year ago
Jakarta to install more air quality stations to manage pollution
Aside from expanding the number of air quality monitoring stations, the city's environment agency has urged Jakartans to do their bit by using public transportation, avoiding open waste burning and making other environmentally conscious efforts to reduce the air pollution that has been choking Jakarta for months.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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Pollution haze chokes Jakarta on its 497th anniversary
Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono dismissed concerns on the deteriorating air quality in Jakarta, saying that air pollution is a common occurrence in various major cities across the world and stressing the government's anti-pollution measures such as cloud seeding and mist spraying.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
'I feel my eyes burn': Thailand says stay indoors as air pollution spikes
The concentration of small and hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 in the capital was at 14 times the level recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), making it the sixth-worst in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality tracking platform.
Asia & Pacific 4 years ago
Beijing's smog woes cast pall over 'green' Winter Olympics
The city declared a "war on pollution" after winning the Olympics bid in 2015, shutting down dozens of coal plants and relocating heavy industries in order to shed its status as one of the world's most polluted cities.
