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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...
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 ...
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...
Toxic threat: East Delhi's air loaded with excessive heavy metals, reports studyA new study in the International Journal of Environmental Studies revealed heavy metals like chromium, copper, zinc, molybdenum, and lead i...
Delhi's pollution fight: Plenty of orders but little gains in 2021A government official said Delhi will be better prepared to deal with the situation next year and major focus will be on vehicular emission...
Supreme Court gives government 24 hours to act on pollutionA special bench, led by CJI NV Ramana, acting on a PIL, has been asking the government what it has done so far to arrest the crippling poll...
Take urgent steps to reduce NCR pollution: SC to CentreAs per the Ministry of Environment and Forests' latest figures, stubble burning contributed only 4% of PM5 and PM10 levels, the bench said....
Lock down, ban vehicles, says SC as Delhi-NCR air quality dipsThe CJI also pointed out to non-stop bursting of crackers, despite a court-ordered ban, and vehicular movement. "Some percentage of the pol...
Experts call emergency measures announced by Arvind Kejriwal 'band-aid solution' to pollution problemTerming the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR an ''emergency'' situation, the Supreme Court on Saturday suggested clamping a lockdown in t...
Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor - here's whyGetting vehicles off the road may do wonders for smog, but there's more to air pollution than that. The shift away from vehicles powered by...
Smog tower at Anand Vihar missed deadline due to lockdown, will be ready by Aug 31: OfficialsThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has looked for three additional months to finish the development of an exhaust cloud tower at An...
Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Lockdown gains made and lost"In Delhi-NCR, one of the major factors that led to the drop in pollution was a 97 per cent reduction in overall traffic and 91 per cent re...
Thermal power plants not responsible for worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR: NTPCThe coal-fired units of Dadri (NTPC plant) are closed since October, but the ambient air quality and AQI of NCR have been deteriorating day...
CJI makes pitch for bicycles, blames ‘beautiful’ cars for air pollutionSays only stubble burning not to blame for pollution, points finger at vehicular emissions in a shift of court stance.
The impact of pollution in NCR: Developers install anti-smog guns and cameras at construction sitesWith no construction activity during the majority part of the last year, first due to pollution ban and then due to lockdown, the developer...
Massive Earth Foundation’s AQI study reveals what is choking IndiaWhile many Indian cities are highly polluted, Delhi — being the capital of the country — has come to be regarded as the symbol of urban pol...
Smog causes an estimated 49,000 deaths in Beijing, Shanghai in 2020: TrackerThe economic impact was calculated by estimating factors like work absences and years lost due to illness. Measured on a per capita basis, ...
View: India rolls back a lockdown that put millions of its migrant workers under distressWithin days, millions of displaced migrant workers were coursing out of big Indian cities.
Coronavirus impact: Smog clear, Indians breathe easier as nation-wide lockdowns kick inLast year, India had accounted for around half of the world's 50 most polluted cities.