China says some factories have violated anti-smog measures03 Jan, 2017, 01.16 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
China grounds flights as thick smog continues to chokeThe smog descended over Beijing and 40 other cities on October 17 and continued to get worse despite red alerts imposing odd-even rule for ...
20 Dec, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Beijing effects 'odd-even' to fight heavy smogAccording to the transportation administration commission, the "odd-even" car restriction system determined by the final digit of a vehicle...
16 Dec, 2016, 07.53 PM IST
Beijing issues red alert for severe air pollutionBeijing's municipal government will activate a red alert at 8pm, local time on Friday, when a heavy smog is set to hit the city. This is ex...
15 Dec, 2016, 05.43 PM 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
Five Chinese cities on red alert for smogChina's pollution woes today worsened as four more Chinese cities joined capital Beijing in issuing their first-ever red alerts, the most s...
23 Dec, 2015, 09.47 PM 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
Beijing along with over 30 Chinese cities blanketed by heavy smogOver half of the 70 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are affected by heavy or serious pollution, state run Xinhua quoted it as sa...
20 Dec, 2015, 11.57 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
Choking smog: If Delhi was Beijing, it would shut 29 of 30 daysWhen air pollution hits a certain danger mark in Beijing, the government issues a red alert that automatically puts curbs on factories, con...
11 Dec, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Smog-hit Beijing chokes under 'hazardous' air pollution, red alert onBeijing's air turned from 'very unhealthy' to 'hazardous' as PM 2.5 touched 365 compared to yesterday's 256 level.
08 Dec, 2015, 12.38 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
- As Delhi debates, Beijing acts to check air pollution
While Delhi continues to debate the ‘tough’ anti-pollution measures announced by the city government, China’s capital Beijing on Monday iss...
08 Dec, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
China's capital issues first-ever red alert on air pollutionThe notice, issued after days of smog, also places traffic restrictions on certain types of vehicles in the city of 22.5 million people.
07 Dec, 2015, 09.11 PM IST
- Beijing issues first-ever 'red alert' on air pollution
Beijing has issued its first red alert for smog, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep ...
07 Dec, 2015, 07.00 PM IST