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    Indian capital records season’s most polluted air day

    13 Oct 2020

    The air pollution reaches a crescendo in Delhi-NCR every winter, when pollution from stubble burning combines with the suspended water droplets in the lower atmosphere to form a thick blanket of noxious smog, thus creating health hazards for the residents.

    'We thought he had COVID-19 but it was smog:' Life in polluted Pakistani city of Lahore

    18 Nov 2021

    "It's very worrisome," the father of a 4-year-old boy admits. "I knew that the smog can be bad for health — but I didn't know it would be so bad that my son would be hospitalised." Teachers also worry for the children.

    Anti-smog squads target factories in Pakistani city of Lahore as winter sets in

    25 Nov 2021

    The operation's five squads are the latest effort by authorities in Lahore, near the border with India, to curb an annual pollution spike that has left more than 11 million residents gasping for air.

    Pollution forces city-wide closures of businesses, schools in eastern Pakistan

    08 Nov 2023

    "The government has decided to close down markets for four days from 9 to 12 November in the major cities of Punjab because of smog on the advisory of the health department," said Amir Mir, the information minister for Punjab.

    Deforestation, air and water pollution linked to COVID-19, says BEEAH

    04 Jul 2022

    The study highlighted the fact that poor air quality can lead to a decreased immune response, impact lung function, and further enable the spread of viruses.

    Delhi primary schools to remain shut till Nov.10 amidst high air pollution levels

    05 Nov 2023

    The Indian capital is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted on the planet, with its annual smog blamed for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.

    Plastic waste, tackling a major world headache

    08 Feb 2022

    The UAE is making all-out efforts to see that its natural reserves are well conserved. The idea is to protect land and marine biodiversity and wildlife in the natural reserves. It wants to ensure that its environment is kept as clean as possible. It has also

    India fights to stem plastic waste

    26 Apr 2022

    India is generating 3.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said recently as he launched several green initiatives for plastic waste management. “Plastic has become one of the most

    Delhi’s pollution problem cries for solution

    31 Oct 2022

    With the onset of winter, India’s capital, New Delhi, is once again in the news for its mounting level of air pollution. Every October air quality drops sharply not only in the capital city and the National Capital Region, which includes contiguous urban areas of adjacent states, but the entire Gangetic plains from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The situation begins to ease by the following February.

    Indian cement industry needs tech intervention

    03 May 2022

    In a recent report, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advocated for technological intervention to address carbon emissions from the cement industry, which, in turn, will help achieve India’s net-zero emission targets, as reported by

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