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Air pollution

India’s Delhi to install air purifiers in 10,000 classrooms as pollution levels climb

A family walks past the Akshardham temple, shrouded in heavy smog and air pollution, in New Delhi, India, on Dec 19.
A family walks past the Akshardham temple, shrouded in heavy smog and air pollution, in New Delhi, India, on Dec 19.

Delhi restricts vehicles and office attendance in bid to curb pollution

The air quality index in the Delhi region has been in the ‘severe’ category for the past few days, often crossing the 450-mark.
The air quality index in the Delhi region has been in the ‘severe’ category for the past few days, often crossing the 450-mark.

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.

Toxic air chokes Delhi as smog and dense fog lead to flight cancellations

An early morning jogger and India Gate, a national war memorial, shrouded in a haze caused in part by air pollution in New Delhi, Nov. 24, 2025. India is rising as an economic and technological world power, but air pollution is turning its capital into a lethal gas chamber. (Anindito Mukherjee/The New York Times)
An early morning jogger and India Gate, a national war memorial, shrouded in a haze caused in part by air pollution in New Delhi, Nov. 24, 2025. India is rising as an economic and technological world power, but air pollution is turning its capital into a lethal gas chamber. (Anindito Mukherjee/The New York Times)

Islamabad puts drivers on notice as smog crisis worsens

Checkpoints set up in December are part of a crackdown by the authorities to combat the city’s soaring smog levels.
Checkpoints set up in December are part of a crackdown by the authorities to combat the city’s soaring smog levels.

India tightens pollution curbs in New Delhi, halts construction

Anti-smog sprinklers on lamp posts in New Delhi. New Delhi and its surrounding suburbs rank among the world’s most polluted places.
Anti-smog sprinklers on lamp posts in New Delhi. New Delhi and its surrounding suburbs rank among the world’s most polluted places.

Vietnam urges factories to cut output as Hanoi chokes on smog

The AQI hit 243 midday on Dec 11, putting Hanoi fourth on the list of the world’s most-polluted cities.
The AQI hit 243 midday on Dec 11, putting Hanoi fourth on the list of the world’s most-polluted cities.

Air pollution blamed for nearly 2 million respiratory infections in Jakarta

Jakarta has consistently ranked among the most polluted cities in the world in recent years.
Jakarta has consistently ranked among the most polluted cities in the world in recent years.

‘All being poisoned slowly’: Air purifiers offer only limited respite from India’s chronic pollution

A man jogs near the India Gate which is shrouded in a haze caused in part by air pollution in New Delhi on Nov 24.
A man jogs near the India Gate which is shrouded in a haze caused in part by air pollution in New Delhi on Nov 24.

Delhi records more than 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air

Levels of cancer-causing microparticles in Delhi sometimes rise to as much as 60 times the UN’s daily health limits.
Levels of cancer-causing microparticles in Delhi sometimes rise to as much as 60 times the UN’s daily health limits.

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