Pakistan: Lahore ranked world's most polluted city as air quality hits hazardous levelsKarachi and Lahore are among the world's most polluted cities. Lahore is the most polluted with a hazardous AQI of 354, while Karachi ranks...
02 Jan, 2025, 08.18 AM IST
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...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
Smog so thick you can't see ahead: From flight operations to lung problems, how toxic air is disrupting IndiaToxic smog has engulfed parts of India and Pakistan, severely impacting visibility and air quality. Lahore currently ranks as the world's m...
14 Nov, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
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...
12 Nov, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
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...
09 Nov, 2024, 06.52 AM IST
Gurugram uses artificial rain to combat rising air pollutionDelhi's Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, has requested permission from the federal government to implement artificial rain to combat severe...
07 Nov, 2024, 06.45 PM IST
Delhi wants artificial rain to tackle worsening air pollutionDelhi is experiencing severe air pollution, prompting the city government to consider artificial rain. The pollution, attributed to factors...
05 Nov, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Why are Noida and Ghaziabad authorities blaming Pakistan for NCR's polluted air?Air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) has deteriorated to ‘very poor’ levels, particularly in Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziaba...
28 Oct, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Uncertainty looms over Lanka-Bangla World Cup clash due to severe air pollutionThe cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is in doubt due to severe air pollution in the national capital. Both teams ca...
05 Nov, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
Smoke from Canada wildfires deteriorates New York air quality; surpasses New Delhi's pollution levelAccording to IQAir, New York City had the highest levels of air pollution among significant cities worldwide on Wednesday morning, surpassi...
08 Jun, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
Pakistan ill-prepared to tackle new Covid-19 variant's arrivalThe National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) says that the situation is being closely monitored but according to the Dawn newspaper the...
26 Dec, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Pakistani forces guarding CPEC projects attacked in Balochistan's KechThe media portal while quoting regional sources said that the forces have suffered loss of lives and property while the attackers escaped f...
08 Sep, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Health advisory for Ayyappa pilgrims with two-month-long pilgirmage season set to start from Nov 16Closed spaces with poor airflow, crowded places, close face to face contact among pilgrims have to be avoided and to ensure safe pilgrimage...
09 Nov, 2020, 09.00 PM IST
Air pollution crisis: Can India ape China in tackling the problem?Seven of the top 10 most polluted cities on the list and 15 of the top 20 and 25 of the top 50 are in India.
10 Mar, 2019, 09.06 AM IST
AQI at 468, pollution hits alarming levels in DelhiA further dip in minimum temperatures is expected to send the pollutants in the air soaring, as most other weather factors remain unfavoura...
25 Dec, 2018, 07.26 AM IST
Delhi's air worst among 381 cities: World BankThe report also mentions how for the "very poorest in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, under-five mortality is higher in urban areas ...
25 Sep, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
- Delhi air worst in the world
The concentration of PM10 (coarse particles) in Delhi is about 286µg/m³, more than 14 times higher than the WHO annual mean standard of 20.
08 May, 2014, 08.29 AM IST