Millions of Indians breathing air polluted to lethal levels, says study. Millions of Indians are breathing dangerously polluted air, a problem an environmental group says will intensify as the country's fast-growing economy expands. [News Source]

Air pollution crosses safe limits. Pakistanis are not only exposed to political and economic risks, but also the air they breathe and the water they drink are dangerously polluted. [News Source]

Degradation causing ecological disasters. Flash floods, landslides, poisonous air, polluted water and other catastrophes haunting millions of Indonesians are the logical consequences of the country's ineptitude in preserving its ecological balance. [News Source]

Air pollution perennial headache for Jakarta. While many Indonesian cities boast about their positive aspects, Jakarta is openly labeling itself as a polluted metropolis. [News Source]

Fewer cars on road give air quality a breather. Today, on World Environment Day, fewer cars are expected on the capital's streets as more than 200,000 motorists have agreed to comply with a request to stop driving their cars to work one day a month. [News Source]

China issues white paper on environmental protection. China published on Monday a white paper on environmental protection, illustrating the government's persistent efforts in this field in the past decade. [News Source]

China reduces huge lead emission. The lead emission has been reduced by 1,500 tons each year since China prohibited the use of leaded gasoline in July 2000, says a white paper. [News Source]

Polluters to get kicked in credit. Companies in China that pollute the city's skies and waters now face a new punishment: a black mark against their credit rating and decreased ability to obtain a bank loan. [News Source]

China official laments environmental destruction. China's environmental degradation has worsened despite official efforts to curb pollution and ecological destruction, the country's top environment watchdog said. [News Source]

Beijing’s first ‘no-car day’ stalls. Beijing has launched its inaugural "no car day" to combat the city's worsening pollution woes, but traffic is as grid-locked as ever. [News Source]

Environmentalists stage protest in Bucharest. More than 200 people participated in an environmentalists' rally in Bucharest yesterday, a move designed to trigger an alarm signal over the high level of pollution in the capital. [News Source]