Bad air chokes the life out of a vibrant Pakistani cityLahore, Pakistan, a city known for its vibrant night life, is grappling with hazardous smog levels. The government has imposed restrictions...
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two citiesPunjab, a province in Pakistan, declared a health emergency due to severe smog, which has affected nearly 2 million people. The government ...
Lahore reports over 15,000 cases in one day due to toxic smog, NASA shares smog photoLahore is facing a severe smog crisis. Hospitals report over 15,000 respiratory infection cases in 24 hours. Children and those with pre-ex...
2000 AQI in Pakistan? NASA images reveal horrific smog engulfing Lahore and other citiesA thick smog, visible from space, has engulfed Pakistan's Punjab province, leading to record-high pollution levels and prompting strict gov...
Pakistan's battle with pollution: Multan under 'lockdown' as AQI tops 2,000Multan, Pakistan, experienced hazardous smog levels on Friday, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeding 2,000. The Punjab government decl...
Pakistan: Punjab shuts amusement parks, museums for 10 days to combat the hazardous smog conditionsAs per the ban imposed on Friday, the districts affected by this ban include Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Na...
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...
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...
Delhi Pollution: Air quality 'severe' for third straight day; Noida records 529 AQI, Gurugram at 478Also, areas in the national capital region (NCR) area - Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively...
Arvind Kejriwal, ML Khattar vow to collaborate in fight against pollutionKejriwal met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh today and stressed that the solutions for the pollution problem neede...
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...
Delhi resembles a gas chamber, Centre needs to intervene: CMKejriwal identified the main sources of pollution inside Delhi as vehicles, dust and waste burning, which he said could not be responsible ...
Meteorologists feel light rains not enough to lift Delhi’s air quality“As the temperature is lower and the winds are calm the air will remain in stagnant position and the smog will remain,” said Peshin.
Smog envelopes NCR, air quality falls as Punjab farmers burn paddySince Saturday, Delhi's air quality index has dramatically dropped by 60-80 points and is now inching towards the 'very poor' zone.
- National Green Tribunal wants rules to stop pollution from straw burning
The National Green Tribunal has directed the agriculture ministry to hold a meeting with Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi to prepare "composit...
Smog delays flight, Sheila blames it on stubble burningPoor visibility due to smog in Ludhiana on Saturday delayed Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's flight and fuelled another round of blame...
Take immediate steps to cut pollution: EPCA tells to 4 statesTaking a serious note of the drop in air quality and smog cover that has engulfed the city, a Supreme Court-appointed body today asked Delh...