Aiming to alert Israelis as to whether the air they are breathing is suitable for engaging in sports and other activities, a new free Android application provides location- based air pollution leve

Some motorcyclists in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, wear masks on Wednesday for protection from the smog. The air was heavily polluted in the city. Li Bo / Xinhua

Chile’s government urged soccer fans to refrain from traditional barbecues after watching the national team in the World Cup today because the clouds of smoke from charred meat were worsening the c

The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board has introduced additional heavy metal parameters, periodic checking of air quality and ordered disconnection of power supply at 41 erring industrial uni

The heat has been unbearable and worse news follows.

Air pollution needs more monitoring, says GMB union

A shot of London's skyline shrouded in air pollution

Air heavy with RSPM, says report

Air pollution was 10 times acceptable levels during the peak of the Morwell coalmine fire in Victoria, but scientists were unable to measure it accurately at the time, an inquiry has heard.

Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide at a city-center monitoring station are the highest in Europe.

With the UT administration approving the proposal to set up automatic air quality monitoring system, it will soon be possible to check air pollution levels in real time.