'High taxes, broken roads, no discipline': Dubai trip makes Mumbaikar question life in IndiaA Mumbai resident highlighted stark differences between Mumbai and Dubai, criticizing Mumbai's infrastructure, chaotic traffic, pollution, ...
19 Feb, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollutionAir pollution in Bangkok forced nearly 200 schools to close on Thursday. Officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehi...
23 Jan, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
52 places to go in 2025The article showcases diverse global destinations with unique experiences and recent developments. From Jane Austen's anniversary celebrati...
08 Jan, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: ReportIn 2022, South Asia saw a surprise improvement in air quality, leading to a global decline in pollution, likely due to favorable weather co...
28 Aug, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets Thai capitalTo mitigate harmful air pollution, Bangkok city officials have instructed employees to work remotely, as a thick layer of hazardous haze en...
16 Feb, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Twin Tower project manager breaks down Aug 28 doomsday planThe twin buildings, which comprise 915 flats and are located just nine metres from Emerald Court's Aster-2 apartment block, have been fully...
25 Aug, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
IIT Kanpur professor appointed honorary member of WHO bodyMukesh Sharma has been associated with WHO, Geneva, International Council for Clean Transport, Clean Air Asia United National Environmental...
12 Jun, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
Delhi lost 6% of its GDP to bad air in 6 months: StudyOf the 28 metropolitan cities around the world, Delhi has borne the highest economic cost - 5.8% of the GDP due to air pollution in the fir...
11 Jul, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
The world’s most polluted cities are mostly in IndiaBeijing -- once infamous for its toxic haze -- has reduced smog levels and dropped down a list of the world’s most polluted cities, falling...
25 Feb, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Toxic air makes flying out of capital dearerAir pollution in Delhi has taken air travel back to the times when only the rich could afford to fly, domestic airfares departing from the ...
07 Nov, 2019, 05.58 PM IST
New itineraries: Four key tourism trends that shatter some mythsThe tourism landscape is seeing interesting changes, here are four trends that are at the shattering myths.
29 Sep, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
The world's 2-billion-ton trash problem just got more alarmingThe dumping of rich countries’ unwanted waste has fuelled a media storm the world over.
12 Jul, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
Desi travellers: The factor that made Goa the hottest vacation destinationDomestic tourists have grown exponentially. Goa needs them as much as they need its sea-lapped beaches.
02 Dec, 2018, 08.56 AM IST
Soaring temperatures will make it too hot to work, UN warnsHeat stress is more likely to restrict low-paid and low-skill jobs, such as farming and manufacturing. That has the potential to increase t...
19 Jul, 2016, 08.52 PM IST
India harbours the world’s most polluted cities, we can no longer look awayExperts have suggested a whole slew of practical and fairly easy-to-adopt measures. All we need is a modicum of resolve.
02 Jun, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
- Airbus A380 flies by Hong Kong skyline
An Airbus A380 cruised past Hong Kong's famed skyline twice Monday in a bid to drum up sales in Asia for the world's largest passenger jet.
03 Sep, 2007, 07.30 AM IST
- Asian countries pledge to tackle health problems
Fourteen Asian countries pledged on Thursday to tackle problems related to everything from climate change to air pollution that cause the d...
09 Aug, 2007, 08.45 PM IST