pollution

News Desk  Islamabad: Preparations are underway for artificial rain in Lahore to combat rising smog levels. Sources indicate that, in response to increasing pollution, there is also a proposal to grant holidays to schoolchildren.…

News Desk Lahore: Despite the Punjab government’s efforts to control smog, Lahore’s air quality index reached an alarming level of 177 on Thursday, ranking the city as the most polluted in Pakistan. Globally, Lahore ranked fifth among…

APP Multan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confiscated 1,500 kilograms of substandard polythene bags as part of a crackdown following the Punjab government's ban on single-use plastic and shopping bags with a thickness of…

APP Rawalpindi: In a bid to eradicate waste and Smog from the district, Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) is carrying out continuous cleaning activities. As per RWMC Spokesman on Wednesday, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz…

News Desk New York: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever global guidelines to curb antibiotic pollution from manufacturing, marking a significant step in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).…

News Desk Bahawalpur: The Punjab Environment Department has intensified its campaign against plastic bags to create a pollution-free environment, said Inspector Waheed Murad Lashari. According to a press release issued on Tuesday,…

AFP/APP Reykjavik: Icelandic authorities reported that a second fissure had formed on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula. However, volcanic activity had decreased after lava started spewing for the sixth time in the region since…

News Desk  Islamabad: "We must declare a war on plastic waste and take immediate action to reduce its use to safeguard our environment," Dr Zaigham Abbas, Director of the Laboratory and National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) at…

News Desk  Multan: A young man from Multan has started an innovative project using plastic waste to make bricks.  According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Pakistan generates 3.3 million tons of plastic waste…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the closure of three stone crushing plants in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa due to severe air pollution.  This decision follows a 17-page written order issued on July 11 by Justice…