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Pakistan

Minister for imposing ‘transport emergency’ on Lahore

LAHORE: Expressing concern over increasing pollution, Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has called for...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am

World

World funds own destruction with $1.8trn subsidies: study

LONDON: The world must slash $1.8 trillion in annual subsidies that destroy the environment, according to a study...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

Barbecue shops, too, behind rising incidence of smog in Lahore?

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday expressed its concerns over rise in smog and directed the government...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Lahore not hit by Delhi’s pollution this year

LAHORE: The city of Lahore remained safe from Delhi’s pollution this year in the absence of south-easterly wind,...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

Pakistan

PM Imran asks Punjab govt to adopt comprehensive smog control policy

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked the Punjab government to adopt a comprehensive smog control policy,...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 09:42pm

World

Delhi shuts schools again after court warning to curb pollution

NEW DELHI: India’s polluted capital again ordered schools closed on Thursday over dangerous smog levels, as the...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

World

Delhi shuts schools again after court warning to curb pollution

NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital again ordered schools closed on Thursday over dangerous smog levels, as the...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 05:21pm

BR Research

Breathing toxins

People are holding their breath just because the smog is back with a vengeance to Lahore and the plains of Punjab....

Published 30 Nov, 2021 10:40am

Pakistan

Pakistan's anti-smog squads target factories as winter sets in

LAHORE: The anti-smog squad van careens through choking traffic in Lahore, on its way to track down factories...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 10:14am

World

Delhi to reopen schools as smog goes from worse to bad

NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital will reopen schools on Monday, one week after it announced a partial shutdown...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

PM for strategy to insulate cities from pollution

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday directed devising of a comprehensive strategy within the shortest...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Pakistan

Sustainable environment protection plan needed to fight pollution: PM Imran

Directs departments concerned to immediately devise a strategy to take all necessary steps to save major cities from pollution

Updated 23 Nov, 2021 01:28pm

World

Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

NEW DELHI: Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 11:15am

Pakistan

Hazardous: Lahore tops 'air quality and pollution city' ranking

Has an air quality ranking of 327, much worse than second-ranked city

Published 01 Nov, 2021 11:29am

World

Global warming kills 14 percent of world's corals in a decade

PARIS: Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped out 14 percent of the world's coral ...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 10:10am

Pakistan

Stubble burning: PAD to monitor implementation of ban

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has constituted special teams to monitor strict implementation of ban on...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Children at 'extremely high-risk' to climate change in Pakistan: UNICEF

Report says Pakistan is one of the 33 countries facing the highest risk to children from the impacts of climate change

Published 20 Aug, 2021 11:55pm

World

Thousands protest in Belgrade, demand govt action to stop pollution

BELGRADE: Several thousand people blocked traffic in front of the Serbian parliament on Saturday in a protest ...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

Markets

Chinese iron ore futures fall

BEIJING: Chinese iron ore futures dropped as much as 3.5% on Tuesday after top steel-producing city Tangshan issued ...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

B’stan allows biodegradable bags manufacturing

ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government accorded approval for manufacturing of biodegradable bags, a environment...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Pakistan

Punjab govt to construct three new parks to combat air pollution

One of the parks will span across 13,700 acres at the Kalar Kahar Salt Range while two recreational parks will be built at Kheri Murat and Pabbi Rasool spreading across 8,749 acres and 38,874 acres respectively.
Awan said that the move will not only provide safe havens for wildlife but also promote tourism in the province.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 04:18pm