Pollution

Hanoi scales back petrol-powered bike ban on infrastructure gaps

2026-04-23T08:50:15.000Z
The world’s 25 most polluted cities were all located in India, Pakistan and China.

Global air quality worsened in 2025 and poses threat to growth

2026-03-24T05:21:42.000Z
The Gulf conflict is unleashing pollutants into Teheran and its wider metro area.

Toxic pollution from Iran war will spread and last for decades

2026-03-15T09:29:09.000Z
Malaysia has emerged as South-east Asia’s main data centre hub, attracting companies from Oracle and Amazon.com to Alibaba Group Holding and ByteDance.

Malaysia draws first data centre protest over pollution, water

2026-02-08T05:38:09.000Z
The crisis has coincided with the Modi government’s efforts to shore up an economy saddled with 50% US tariffs, the highest in Asia.

Pollution hurts India more than tariffs, top economist says

2026-01-23T03:51:38.000Z
As more Indians feel this reality in their lungs, those who can afford it are buying air purifiers – no longer a luxury item, but a necessity.

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

2025-12-07T23:48:56.000Z
Hanoi has consistently ranked among the world’s ten most polluted cities in recent days and the forecast is for conditions to deteriorate further.

Hanoi orders urgent crackdown on toxic air as smog shrouds city

2025-12-03T09:36:40.000Z
The new laws were passed by the ruling Labor Party after weeks of tense backdoor negotiations with the Greens, who said they had secured “significant wins to protect forests”.

Australia overhauls decades-old environmental laws

2025-11-27T23:29:52.000Z
Introduced in 2023, the Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards recognise small and medium-sized enterprises driving growth in the green economy.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2025

Creating holistic solutions for a greener future

2025-11-12T23:00:00.000Z
Emissions from the world’s biggest polluter have now been flat or falling for 18 straight months, said the analysis published by climate news specialist Carbon Brief.

China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study

2025-11-11T01:52:33.000Z