environment

AFP/APP New York: New York State sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant's plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and blasting the company's "misleading" statements on the environment. The civil suit, filed by New York…

News Desk Peshawar: Amidst the ongoing food crisis following the 2022 devastating floods and the global impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on food supply chains, there's an immediate imperative to boost food production.…

News Desk United Nations: According to a recent Reuters poll, nearly 70 percent of Americans said the Israeli government should pursue a cease-fire, including three-quarters of Democrats and half of Republicans. About 32 percent of…

APP Peshawar: Aftab Alam, a prominent climate change expert, emphasised on Sunday the necessity of climate-proofing the curriculum to equip the future workforce for addressing climate change impacts. He was speaking at a seminar held in…

APP Bahawalpur: Heavy smog continued gripping Bahawalpur, decreasing visibility by 50 percent on Tuesday. The running of tens of thousands of vehicles, including illegal vehicles, has pushed Bahawalpur into the grip of heavy smog…

APP Islamabad: Assistant Commissioner Industrial Area Awaid Irshad Bhatti and his team inspected the shops and stalls in the G-9 sector in a crackdown on the illegal use of polythene bags. They arrested and fined one person using…

APP Muzaffargarh: Muzaffargarh district is experiencing an alarming surge in smog, particularly in suburban and rural areas, due to a polluted atmosphere and a lack of rainfall. Meanwhile, an escalation in the severity of smog is…

AFP/APP Abu Dhabi: Within mitigation, the EU has a “desire to drive out fossil fuels”, to peak global GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions by 2025, tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, said Europe Climate…

AFP/APP Beijing: Beijing is the third most polluted major city on Earth on Wednesday, just ahead of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, stated IQAir– air quality monitoring firm. With tens of millions of people in northern China under severe…

News Desk Karachi: In an effort to promote environmental sustainability, home-based workers participated in a plantation activity, contributing to the fight against climate change. Several plants were distributed to workers to emphasise…