Residents of Sydney have been asked to stay indoors and take necessary precautions as air quality reached worst level in the world due to raging wildfires across the east coast of Australia

Delhi air pollution: Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government is still uncertain regarding the extension of the Odd-Even road rationing system in Delhi, even as a public health emergency is being declared in the capital

Notably, the Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, or EPCA, has ordered schools in Delhi-NCR to be closed for the next two days due to worsening air quality

Delhi air quality: According to IMD, the key reasons behind improvement of Delhi's air pollution were--wind speed, arrival of western disturbance and dip in stubble burning

Unfortunately, these effects will be felt for miles around as the wind carries the pollutants to neighbouring areas.

The Uttar Pradesh capital might witness artificial rains through cloud-seeding by IIT Kanpur to combat air pollution which has reached crisis level.

Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has to present a permanent solution to replace the peace clause achieved at 11th inter-ministerial conference of World Trade Organization, or WTO at Buenos Aires, Argentina in second week of December.

As Delhi experiences its worst ever phase of toxic air this year, pollution mask and air purifier manufacturers are seeing their sales soar. Residents of Delhi NCR are making a beeline to buy face masks and air purifiers.