China drives away smog to ensure clear sky for Trump's visitFollowing the smoggy weather in the past few days, Beijing on Wednesday woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. China's environment ministry ...
09 Nov, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
China extends orange alert as thick smog chokes BeijingThe orange alert, the second highest after red which was originally effective from Friday to yesterday, will not be lifted until Wednesday ...
02 Jan, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
Beijing issues month's second 'yellow alert' for air pollutionBeijing issued the "yellow alert" for air pollution today for the second time this month as the Chinese capital remained blanketed by heavi...
15 Oct, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
Beijing city issues first air pollution alertBeijing issued its first yellow alert for air pollution this year. The alert puts restrictions on work at construction sites, outdoor barbe...
02 Oct, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
China on yellow alert as heavy pollution chokes several citiesChina on Saturday issued a yellow alert for smog as the pollution choked most regions in the country's north with no signs of abating. The ...
19 Mar, 2016, 01.09 PM IST
China on yellow alert as heavy pollution chokes several citiesChina today issued a yellow alert for smog as the pollution choked most regions in the country's north with no signs of abating.
19 Mar, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
China issues first alert for pollution in 2016The weather observatory upgraded its fog alert from yellow to orange for Saturday evening to Sunday morning under China's four-tier warning...
02 Jan, 2016, 08.21 PM IST
Year's worst pollution engulfs Beijing on Christmas DayBeijing was today enveloped by this year's worst air pollution with the smog level crossing the most hazardous mark, two days after a red a...
25 Dec, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
40 Chinese cities hit by worst smog of the yearBeijing, together with the cities of Baoding, Handan, Langfang and Xingtai in the neighbouring Hebei Province, have issued red alerts, the ...
22 Dec, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Year's worst smog to hit north China; second red alert likelyChina's National Meteorological Centre said, the air pollution will last through the following Tuesday and be worse than the spell between ...
17 Dec, 2015, 09.34 PM IST
Beijing to be hit by new round of smog: ForecastThe dominant pollutant will be PM2.5, particles with a diametre smaller than 2.5 micrometres, said the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
05 Dec, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
- Smog capitals: Alert in Beijing, business as usual in Delhi
As world leaders met in Paris on Monday to commit to a united fight against climate change, the capitals of India and China remained blanke...
01 Dec, 2015, 03.46 AM IST
China issues this year's first heavy smog alertThe reading for the PM 2.5, airborne particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter, hit 274 micrograms per cubic meter today in most parts...
29 Nov, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
Snowstorms hit China; flights, bullet trains affectedHeavy snowstorms hit a vast area of north China today, slowing down bullet trains and grounding flights here besides disrupting traffic flo...
22 Nov, 2015, 07.31 PM IST
Chinese cities hit by heavily polluted smogSeveral Chinese cities, including capital Beijing, are gripped by smog due to heavy burning of straw in north China plains, prompting met o...
06 Oct, 2015, 06.25 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
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