India's capital Delhi ends a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.

Very few of the brick kilns in Bangladesh - approximately 7,000, according to government estimates -- have been constructed following proper design and environmental rules, according to experts.

The quality of air in the capital is extremely unhealthy. The presence of pollutant particles in its air even on a normal day is more than six times the healthy limit. If this sounds scary, then you should know that the air in its neighbouring cities Gazipur and Narayanganj is even worse, according to the Department of Environment (DoE).

Hazardous smog blanketing China's north-east sparks more red alerts, with authorities advising residents in 10 cities to stay indoors.

Cars have been forced off the road and factories are closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was once again blanketed by hazardous smog.

Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert"red alert" came into effect.

Chinese state media and netizens decries high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists say could be the "worst ever" air quality seen in the country.

In a rare crackdown, Indonesia has arrested executives from seven companies accused of contributing to a pollution-filled haze in the region.

Malaysian authorities on Tuesday ordered school closures in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring states as worsening haze from Indonesian forest and agricultural fires enveloped the capital in a smoky grey shroud.

Air pollution in Delhi is killing around 80 people every day, according to an international study

Cleaner air worldwide will save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study finds.

Bangladesh must enforce laws to stop child labour and occupational and environmental health dangers in tannery industry, says Human Rights Watch.