#environmentalchanges

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan is losing an estimated $22 billion every year—equivalent to 6.5% of its GDP—due to the severe impacts of air pollution, Senator Sherry Rehman revealed during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on…

News Desk  Islamabad: Islamabad’s Vehicle Emission Testing System has added more inspection points to manage the growing number of vehicles requiring checks. According to officials, the increase in testing sites has reduced waiting…

AFP/APP Tegucigalpa: A conservative candidate backed by US President Donald Trump is holding a razor-thin lead in Honduras’s presidential election, according to partial results released Monday by the National Electoral Council (CNE).…

APP Lahore: In a major step toward improving water quality and environmental sustainability in Punjab, the Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company (PMDFC) has completed Pakistan’s first pilot project using Floating Wetlands Technology…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan could face shrinking winters, prolonged summers, and substantially heavier monsoon rains by 2026, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned Wednesday. NDMA meteorology expert Faiza Ghus…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has renewed its call for urgent, predictable, and equitable climate finance, enhanced technology transfer, and stronger international cooperation to support climate-vulnerable countries, during a series of…

AFP/APP Sydney: Australia on Monday rejected Turkey’s proposal to co-host next year’s UN climate summit, as competing bids for COP31 overshadow ongoing negotiations at this year’s conference in Brazil. Canberra and Ankara are facing…

News Desk  Lahore: Dry and cold weather continued to grip Lahore on Sunday, with similar conditions expected on Monday, according to the Meteorological Department. Officials said continental air was dominating most parts of the…

News Desk  Islamabad: Deforestation is causing temperature rises of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to a new study and interactive map developed by researchers at the University of Leeds. The tool, created by scientists…