SAFAR advises people with respiratory problems to stay indoors

While Lakshmipujan was the day of Diwali when maximum air pollution was recorded in the city, the air over Hadapsar area was the most polluted due to bursting of firecrackers.

The project aims at monitoring 10 types of pollutants that affect people's health; it will also work towards reducing concerns.

China’s already staggering pollution problems got worse this week as a shroud of smog engulfed northern industrial cities.

Large parts of China's northern regions will be blanketed by smog over the next three days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Monday.

Beijing advised the young, elderly and ill among its 20 million people to stay indoors as a U.S. Embassy pollution monitor showed air quality at “hazardous” levels in the Chinese capital.

A recent study led by Chinese scientists shows a strong link between smaller air pollution particles and a range of serious health conditions.

China's residents' health at risk as air pollution levels in the city of Harbin reach off-the-chart levels

Consumers inquire about air purifiers at a Beijing store.