Rain clears smog in Indian capital yet air quality 'very poor'

A rainy spell early on Sunday brought better air to residents of New Delhi after a thick grey smog has shrouded the Indian capital for two months.

Greenpeace said Bangkok suffered the worst air pollution in its history between Jan 1st and Feb 21st.

The environment ministry said officials in Jiangxi and Henan sought to reduce emissions readings by spraying water on their air quality sensors.

January 15, 2018 | 08:11 am GMT+7

The course was sprayed with salted water to keep dust levels down and all traffic barred from nearby roads.

November 19, 2017 | 04:15 pm GMT+7

Pollution alerts are common in northern China, especially during bitterly cold winters when energy demand, much of it met by coal, soars.

January 03, 2017 | 10:03 pm GMT+7