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Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country’s economic growth. India’s capital New Delhi frequently ranks among the world’s most polluted cities. Each winter, vehicle and factory emissions couple with farm fires from surrounding states to blanket the city […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi suffered its fifth consecutive ‘severe’ day on Wednesday, making it the longest streak of very hazardous air quality in the capital in three years. While visibility was markedly better and it was sunny for most part of the day, the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved from severe-plus level (460) on the previous […]
گزشتہ ہفتے وزیرِاعظم شہباز شریف نے اسلام آباد میں دو فلائی اوورز کا افتتاح کیا، اگرچہ موضوعات بہت سے ہیں جن میں 26 ویں آئینی ترمیم سے لے کر ملکی اور غیر ملکی حالات اور خصوصاً امریکی صدر ٹرمپ کی واپسی شامل ہیں لیکن ملک بھر کے عوام کی توجہ اسموگ پر مرکوز ہے۔ جہاں […]
Pollution levels in India’s capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in thick brown smog. In some parts of the city, a live air quality ranking by IQAir put pollution levels at more than 30 times the maximum level deemed healthy. India’s […]
Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Source […]
Children play on a street during heavy rain in Pakistan. — Reuters/File The Punjab government successfully tested a local technology for artificial rain on Friday, aiming to combat smog across the province. Jhelum and Gujar Khan received rainfall just a few hours after ‘cloud seeding’ was conducted in Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Chakwal, and Talagang. The […]
All education institutions are shut until further notice. Private, govt offices will operate with 50pc staff working from home. Construction activities in Lahore and Multan are suspended for 10 days. LAHORE – The Punjab government on Friday declared a health emergency due to heavy smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities, Lahore and […]
صوبائی دارالحکومت آج پھر آلودہ ترین شہروں میں سرفہرست ہے، جس کے سبب بیماریوں میں اضافہ اور معمولات زندگی شدید متاثر ہو چکے ہیں۔ ایکسپریس نیوز کے مطابق دنیا کے آلودہ ترین شہروں کی فہرست میں لاہور آج پھر پہلے نمبر پر ہے، جہاں ایئر کوالٹی انڈیکس 1520 سے شروع ہو کر 780 تک ریکارڈ […]
Getty Images All primary schools in Delhi will close due to worsening air pollution, officials have announced. In a post on X, the Indian capital’s chief minister, Atishi Marlena Singh, said classes will move online until further notice due to a thick smog that has enveloped the city. Delhi and nearby cities are experiencing pollution […]
LAHORE – Lahore ranked first among the world’s top ten most polluted cities in the world on Tuesday while the overall AQI in the city has reached 910. Air quality index of DHA area of provincial capital was 1236, Johar Town 991, Syed Maratab Ali Road area 1256, Ghazi Road Interchange AQI was 904. Apart […]