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U.S. Most and Least Polluted Cities: Check out the listAir pollution remains a major health risk. In the U.S., California has the most polluted cities, while Hawaii and Washington have the clean...14 Mar, 2025, 02.27 AM IST- Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data showsLast year, only seven countries met WHO air quality standards, with Chad and Bangladesh being the most polluted. Significant data gaps exis...11 Mar, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
- Delhi overtakes Lahore to become world's most polluted cityDelhi surpassed Lahore as the world's most polluted city, with its air quality index reaching a 'severe' 418. The smog, a mix of fog and sm...14 Nov, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
- Pakistan bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsensPakistan's Punjab province has banned entry to public spaces like parks and zoos until November 17th due to severe air pollution. Lahore, t...08 Nov, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
- Sixteen farmers arrested for burning crop waste as pollution rises in north IndiaIn Haryana, 16 farmers have been arrested for illegal stubble burning, which exacerbates Delhi's winter air pollution. Police have register...22 Oct, 2024, 03.16 PM IST
- 'No need to panic': PCBA refutes reports labelling Guwahati as 2nd most polluted city in Central & South AsiaA statement issued by Dr. Shantanu Kumar Dutta, Secretary of PCBA, addressed the misleading report concerning Guwahati's air quality. The r...20 Mar, 2024, 09.24 PM IST
- Only 10 countries had healthy air quality in 2023, report findsBangladesh, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan and Burkina Faso ranked as the five countries with the most polluted air in 2023, weighted by popul...19 Mar, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
- Delhi world's most polluted capital city again: ReportIndia ranks third in air quality with Begusarai and Delhi facing severe pollution issues. Begusarai recorded 118.9 micrograms PM2.5, surpas...19 Mar, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
- Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets Thai capitalTo mitigate harmful air pollution, Bangkok city officials have instructed employees to work remotely, as a thick layer of hazardous haze en...16 Feb, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
- Pakistan's Punjab govt may impose Covid-19-like restrictions in Lahore as air quality worsensThe Punjab government in Lahore, Pakistan, is considering implementing coronavirus-like restrictions to combat the worsening smog situation...10 Oct, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
- Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries: Survey14 Mar, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
- Seattle records world's worst air quality amid wildfire smokeThe region's wildfires have made Seattle's air one of the worst in the world. According to the State Health Department's instructions, duri...20 Oct, 2022, 10.59 PM IST
- No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 - dataThe WHO recommends that average annual readings of small and hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 should be no more than 5 microgram...22 Mar, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
- Pakistan's Lahore becomes world's third most polluted cityLahore ranked third behind Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar on the pollution index, according to Switze...23 Nov, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
- 22 of world's 30 most polluted cities are in India: ReportDelhi is the most polluted capital city globally. Ghaziabad is the second most polluted city in the world followed by Bulandshahar, Bisrakh...16 Mar, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
- Ghaziabad is the second most polluted city in the world followed by Bulandshahar, Bisrakh Jalalpur, Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow and Bhiwari16 Mar, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
- Uber adds e-rickshaws to platform, deploys 100 such vehicles in DelhiRiders will be able to book the micromobility product on the Uber app from Tuesday.03 Nov, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
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