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Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs shortThe Iran war's disruption of plastic supplies has unexpectedly boosted demand for eco-friendly paper packaging, with inquiries tripling for...15 Apr, 2026, 07.38 AM IST- Rare smog spike hits Beijing after years of pollution clean-upBeijing experienced a rare spike in "very unhealthy" smog levels, reaching an AQI of 215 after years of significant pollution reduction eff...18 Dec, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
- Experts blame perfume, hair gel for fuelling smog in BeijingThe air quality index in Beijing climbed to 213 on Monday. While several studies have been conducted on the reasons for heavy pollution in ...15 Oct, 2018, 12.08 PM IST
- 'Pollution level in China's 3 metropolitan areas dropped nearly 40%'Li called the achievements remarkable, and said they were made possible by putting in place the world's largest clean coal-fired power gene...11 Dec, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
- More than half Chinese cities plagued by air pollutionNearly 58 per cent of Chinese cities monitored, including Beijing, reported varying degrees of air pollution, this morning, China's Ministr...25 Jan, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
- Beijing to be hit by new bout of pollutionAccording to the municipal environmental protection bureau, Beijing will see mild pollution, with the main pollutant being PM 2.5, Sunday. ...15 Jan, 2017, 08.00 PM IST
- Air pollution: Beijing fights, Delhi sleeps under toxic skyOn Monday morning, Delhi’s air quality was almost twice as toxic as that over Beijing. Around noon, the US Embassy monitoring station showe...19 Dec, 2016, 11.17 PM IST
- Air pollution: How Delhi can capitalise on China experienceIt turns out Beijing is controlling air pollution at multiple levels and the odd-even initiative is only a miniscule part of the strategy.20 Apr, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
- Beijing plans ventilation corridors to curb smogAir quality only improved marginally last year in the area around Beijing, data from the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MPE) suggest...21 Feb, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
- As Delhi debates, Beijing acts to check air pollutionAs a haze filled the Beijing sky on Monday, the average air quality index (AQI) recorded 201, which is "heavily polluted" as per the Chines...08 Dec, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
- 'Average day in Delhi would be rated bad-air day in Beijing'An average day in Delhi would be considered a very bad-air day in Beijing which, unlike Delhi, has a five-year action plan in place to prot...07 Mar, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
- Thick polluted fog engulfs Beijing, Chinese govt issues yellow alertPolluted fog is back again to haunt the Chinese capital as the government issued a yellow alert for air pollution for the next three days a...09 Oct, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
- Several Chinese cities reel under smogSmog continued to blanket China's north and central regions for the third day on Saturday, prompting the National Meteorological Centre (NM...22 Feb, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
- Heavy smog alert for Beijing as pollution levels goes highThe Chinese capital has issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution over the next three days, with children and the elderly being advised...21 Feb, 2014, 11.47 AM IST
- Beijing tightens rules to curb pollutionBeijing Monday rolled out a slew of measures to curb industrial pollution amid latest efforts to improve the city's air quality.02 Sep, 2013, 08.55 PM IST
- Beijing to spend $16.09 billion to combat pollutionChina to spend $ 16.09 bn in the next 3 years on measures to combat recurrence of heavy smog taking toll on the health of the city's over 2...29 Mar, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
- Thought Beijing air was bad? Delhi's no betterBeijing's air pollution made international news over the weekend when fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the city air rose to an ‘out-of-in...15 Jan, 2013, 01.50 AM IST
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