#air quality

Collection of air quality news, found 398 news.

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Pekanbaru's 21 health service posts ready to serve haze victims

A total of 21 public health service posts (Puskesmas) in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru are on standby to ...

Ministry readies safe houses for haze-affected citizens

The Social Affairs Ministry has prepared safe houses or shelters, especially for children and elderly, whose cities or ...

Government prepares to deal with forest fires

The Indonesian government is planning several measures to address land and forest fires in several parts of the ...

Deteriorating air pollution forces evacuation of residents

Forest fire-induced air pollution in Pekanbaru, Riau, has reached a hazardous level, thereby compelling some citizens ...

BPPT readies to conduct cloud seeding in West Kalimantan

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) has readied 50 tons of salt to produce artificial rain to ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

Satellites detect 1,211 fire hotspots throughout Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had identified 1,211 hotspots representing forest fires all ...

Pekanbaru schools closed after thick smog shrouds city

Thick smog in Pekanbaru, Riau, arising from land and forest fires, has compelled the local government to close schools ...

Schools forced to close as haze worsens Jambi's air quality

A deterioration in the air quality in Jambi city, with concentration of harmful PM2.5 particles indicating hazardous ...

Air-polluting forest fire hotspots in Riau reach 154

The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 448 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra Island, comprising 154 ...

Panjaitan believes it is about time Indonesia produces electric cars

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan is a strong proponent of the view that the time has come ...

Electric vehicles to gain traction in Indonesia: BPPT

The Agency for Technology Assessment and Application (BPPT) affirmed that electric vehicles will pick up steam in ...

New capital city to not become new autonomous region: Minister

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has excluded the possibility of forming a new autonomous region in Kutai ...

7,745 suffer from acute respiratory tract infection in Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru City Health Office reported that the number of people suffering from acute respiratory tract infection ...