KUHN intends to provide equipment controlling air pollution LAHORE: Representatives of KUHN, a leading machinery manufacturing company, has expressed its intention to provide... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Pakistan Sherry for implementation of national clean air policy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP Vice) President Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday expressed deep concern... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Pakistan Punjab govt to take action against air pollution: Minister LAHORE: To combat the issue of trans-boundary air pollution, the Punjab may sign a cross-border one-on-one agreement... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Pakistan Lahore ranks 5th in global air pollution ranking LAHORE: The provincial metropolis was the 5th most polluted place in the world on Sunday. According to the ... Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am
Pakistan LHC prohibits planting date palms along motorways LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday prohibited planting date palms along highways and motorways and adjourned ... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Pakistan LWMC moves to turn Lahore into ‘dust-free’ city LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Corporation (LWMC) has intensified its efforts to make the provincial capital... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Pakistan Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children LAHORE: In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up... Published 07 Dec, 2023 11:30am
Print Global regulators propose tougher scrutiny of voluntary carbon markets LONDON: A global securities watchdog proposed 21 safety measures on Sunday to improve integrity, transparency and... Updated 04 Dec, 2023 09:56am
World Air pollution behind over 250,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 STOCKHOLM: Fine particle pollution caused the deaths of over 250,000 people in the European Union in 2021, according... Published 24 Nov, 2023 07:26pm
World Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam NEW DELHI: India’s capital Delhi re-opened schools and some building sites on Monday amid signs of receding air... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Fight against air pollution: PHA to distribute e-bikes to staff today LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) of Lahore will distribute the first batch of electric bikes to ... Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am
Opinion The health toll of air pollution One thing which still remains binding between Pakistan and India and reminds us of each other is the weather and the... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 06:56am
Opinion Creating market for rice stubble Every winter season, starting from October to January, air pollution and smog dawn on Central Punjab. Cold... Updated 16 Nov, 2023 06:09am
Pakistan Pollution forces city-wide closures of businesses, schools in eastern Pakistan LAHORE: Heavy pollution-fuelled smog forced authorities to close schools and markets this week in Pakistan’s most... Published 08 Nov, 2023 01:24pm
Sports Asthmatic players skip practice, BD coach says Delhi air ‘not ideal’ NEW DELHI: Asthmatic Bangladesh cricketers remained indoors while Sri Lankan players wore masks as poor air quality... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:27am
World Smog-ridden New Delhi extends schools shutdown NEW DELHI: Authorities in India’s smog-ridden capital New Delhi on Sunday extended an emergency schools closure by... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:27am
World Air pollution in India’s New Delhi turns ‘severe’, some schools shut NEW DELHI: People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be... Published 03 Nov, 2023 10:58am
World Air pollution sparks alarm, dims World Cup cheer in India NEW DELHI: Toxic haze blanketed New Delhi on Thursday, raising fears of another public health emergency in the... Published 02 Nov, 2023 01:02pm
Pakistan ‘RUDA believes in cleaner & greener environment’ LAHORE: Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) CEO Imran Amin said that they believe in a cleaner and greener... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
Pakistan World Bank, Punjab govt join forces to combat air pollution LAHORE: In a major step towards tackling air pollution, the World Bank and Government of Punjab Departments have... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan ‘Lahore second largest city in air pollution’ LAHORE: Director General Punjab Industries, Prices, Weights and Measures Ayesha Hameed has said that every citizen ... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Editorials Global epicentre of pollution EDITORIAL: It turns out that Pakistan is in the middle of an air pollution crisis as well, on top of the political,... Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am
World Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia NEW DELHI: Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the... Published 29 Aug, 2023 09:42am
Perspectives Fighting air pollution in Peshawar Recently, there was an important step in the fight for better air quality in Pakistan as a network of air quality... Published 13 Jun, 2023 12:23pm
Editorials Breathing poison EDITORIAL: There are 195 countries and more than four million cities and towns in the world. And Lahore, the capital... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Pakistan Can Pakistan’s electric buses reduce urban air pollution woes? ISLAMABAD: For Karachi-based Raja Kamran, swapping his motorcycle commute for Pakistan’s first-ever electric bus... Published 13 Mar, 2023 01:25pm
Business & Finance Air pollution hurts Bangladesh GDP as well as health: World Bank BENGALURU: Air pollution in Bangladesh is robbing the South Asian nation of economic growth as well as causing... Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:48am
Markets Air pollution hurts Bangladesh GDP as well as health: World Bank Air pollution in Bangladesh is robbing the South Asian nation of economic growth as well as causing premature death... Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:10pm
Pakistan Farmers warned against putting stubble afire LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has once again warned the farmers not to set fire stubbles of their... Published 27 Oct, 2022 07:06am
World Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog NEW DELHI: New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail... Published 25 Oct, 2022 01:14pm
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees