Pakistan significantly affects NCR, Punjab's annual PM2.5 concentration: ReportPakistan's transboundary pollution contributes nearly thirty-three percent to Delhi's annual PM2.5 levels. Local sources account for twenty...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Pakistan world's most polluted country, followed by Bangladesh; India at 6th spot: ReportThe 2025 edition of the report published by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, is based on analysis of data from monitoring sta...
24 Mar, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Bangladesh, Pakistan ahead of India in world's most polluted country list; this nation tops the chartIn 2024, Pakistan ranked third among the world's most polluted countries, as per IQAir's report. Despite government measures, the average c...
11 Mar, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
How is the world's most polluted city battling toxic air?Lahore, Pakistan, facing severe air pollution, has been ranked as the world's most polluted city. The hazardous smog, attributed to factors...
06 Nov, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
As Lahore tops pollution charts, Pakistan blames India as the causeSenior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb from Pakistan's Punjab government blames polluted winds from Indian cities for Lahore's rising air pollu...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
Cash-strapped Pakistan planning Rs 350 million cloud seeding to curb air severe pollution in LahoreEach winter, Lahore in Pakistan and Delhi in India have continued to be the worst polluted cities across the world in recent years. Inciden...
25 Nov, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
Pakistan says it will take up burning of crops' residues with India at diplomatic levelPakistan plans to address the issue of "stubble burning in Indian Punjab" impacting air quality in Lahore with India at the diplomatic leve...
31 Oct, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Change in approach needed to improve air quality & reduce level of pollutants: World Bank studyA new study by the World Bank, released on Thursday, calls for a shift away from focusing on pollution control in cities and hotspots to an...
15 Dec, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
Air pollution is fatal; it can slash life expectancy of people living in North India by 9 yearsPollution has increased in the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh as well.
01 Sep, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Indians have the highest exposure to PM2.5, shows study on air pollutionAir pollution is believed to have caused nearly 1.67 million deaths in India, including over 116,000 infant deaths, says the State of Globa...
22 Oct, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
Air pollution shortened average Indian life expectancy by 5.2 years: ReportA new analysis of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) found that ...
28 Jul, 2020, 07.37 PM IST
7 of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India: StudyGurugram, located southwest of India's capital New Delhi, led all cities in pollution levels in 2018, even as its score improved from the p...
05 Mar, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
- 14,800 people died prematurely in Delhi due to fine particulate matter, says new study14 Jul, 2018, 09.23 AM IST
Coast Guards of India, Pak hold talks, focus on maritime boundary violations by fishermenThe four-member delegation of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) is being led by its Director General Rear Admiral Zaka Ur Rehman.
28 May, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
Smog-filled Indian, Pak cities could turn into dangerously unhealthy snow globes: NOAASmog-filled cities in north India and Pakistan will continue to experience dangerous level of air quality over the next several months, a t...
16 Nov, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
Smog-filled Indian, Pak cities could turn into dangerously unhealthy 'snow globes': NOAAWidespread smog caused by the combustion of fuels, and the burning of crops and fires made it dangerous to be outside in cities in northern...
16 Nov, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
Deadly air pollution becomes a common enemy for arch-rivals India and PakistanThe neighbors are grappling with farmers burning fields on their sides of Punjab. Those fires are worsening the deadly smog now choking the...
14 Nov, 2017, 05.21 PM IST