SHANGHAI’S overall air quality improved in 2014 from 2013 thanks to the absence of extreme weather and the city’s anti-air pollution measures that include promoting the use of cleaner energy source

The easiest way to clear air pollution is to not know how bad it is

AIR pollution in the city yesterday reached eight times the World Health Organization safe level.

American scientist Joshua Apte travels in an autorickshaw to present alarming findings for anyone who spends time on or near the roads in this city of 25 million.

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Scientists Say Pollution To Reach Dangerous Levels Despite Warm Weather

This new air quality index for India launched by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India Mission' is expected to provide an understanding of complex pollution data and its implications for their health. See this index, latest ambient air quality data of major cities of the country and more...

Malaysia Minister of Environment said in a notice published on Thursday that the air quality in two cities of the country was still "unhealthy" based on the air quality index monitoring recorded 07

Hong Kong’s air pollution reached the “serious” level today, the highest since June 14, as an approaching typhoon leads to smog, according to a government website.

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as smog engulfed the city, sending PM2.5 levels to seven times what the World Health Organization recommends for daily exposure.

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