What's causing the heavy smog in China? Premier says reason unknown, need more research
While highlighting steps to address coal burning, exhaust of vehicles and dust to control smog specially in the winter, he said the causes for its recurrence is not fully understood.
Mar 15, 2017, 20:25 PM ISTAir quality inspectors investigate air quality in China
The teams went to cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and neighbouring areas, including Shanxi, Shandong and Henan provinces, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said.
Feb 18, 2017, 16:49 PM ISTAmid rising public outrage, China decides to suspend local smog alerts
The local departments can issue alerts for "fog" when visibility is less than 10 km, Chinese website
Jan 18, 2017, 18:50 PM ISTChina assessing emergence plans to fight heavy pollution
China's environmental ministry said it is evaluating 20 cities' emergency plans hoping to improve their response ability
Jan 07, 2017, 12:02 PM IST40 Chinese cities engulfed in heavy smog for third day
Many of the cities are under red alert for severe air pollution as it is also predicted that situation may worsen due to not so favourable weather conditions.
Dec 18, 2016, 20:20 PM ISTYear's worst smog to hit north China
According to the National Meteorological Centre, the air pollution will last through the following Tuesday and be worse than the spell between December 6-9, which forced Beijing to issue its highest smog alert for the first time since the emergency response system was created in October 2013.
Dec 17, 2015, 19:27 PM IST