China air pollution News
Both Beijing and New Delhi have been struggling with severe air quality problems for years. However, while Beijing has improved its air quality significantly, New Delhi has not seen much progress.
Till a decade ago, 5 lakh people used to die prematurely every year in China due to pollution, this has also reduced now. China was successful in reducing the level of pollution because it worked against pollution on a war footing. India needs to learn a lot from China in view of the serious problem of pollution. On this, we have prepared a report on how China was successful in controlling pollution in a decade, it is important for you to see this report.
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China`s official air quality standard is 35 micrograms, while the World Health Organization recommends an annual average of no more than 10.
The bulk of the efforts will focus on cities along the Yellow River system in central and east 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.
China plans cuts in major sources of air pollution including sulphur dioxide and will promote more public transport in large cities, the government said late on Thursday, as the country`s north grapples with a lingering smog crisis.
Heavy smog has been witnessed in many areas of China including the capital city Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi.
The short film shows how lengthy nose hair has evolved to filter the smog as people go about their daily lives.
The density on PM2.5, or particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diametre, dropped 14.1 percent from the previous year in 74 key cities in 2015, and readings of PM10 fell by 11.4 percent.
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The Ministry of Environmental Protection Emergency said that the measures cut pollutant emissions in Beijing by 30 per cent.
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