Neighbouring Pakistan continues to be in the grip of smog as well, with Lahore often topping the list of the most polluted cities in the world. Watch this report for more details!

Pakistan Continues to Grapple With Smog, PPP Takes a Jibe

In India cities of Delhi and Mumbai witnessed a slight Improvement in the overall air quality on Tuesday Morning. However several areas in the national capital still persisted with the severe air pollution with an AQI score of above 400. Watch in for more details!

India: Capital Delhi Record 'Severe' Air Quality In Several Areas

In Pakistan, schools have been closed in the main cities of Punjab province, including the capital Lahore, until November 17 in a bid to lower children's exposure to pollution, especially during the morning commute when it is often at its highest. This comes as the UN Children's Agency warned that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is in danger due to air pollution, which experts say has become a fifth season in recent years. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan: Lahore's Record Smog Triggers Anxiety and Anguish

Pakistan Air Pollution: Lahore's Air Quality Crisis Worsens, Prompting School Closures

It's that time of the year! No, I am not talking about festivals, but what follows after that: pollution and smog. Several Indian cities suffocate after the Diwali celebrations.

Delhi is choking. Can green buildings help win the Battle for Breath? 

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in major Pakistani cities like Multan continues to remain poor at alarmingly high levels of over 1900 as a thick blanket of smog covers the region.

Multan’s AQI remains at 1900 as thick smog blankets Pakistan

The situation of air pollution continues to deteriorate in the Delhi NCR region, a housing society in Gurugram conducted “artificial rain” on Thursday (Nov 7). They used sprinklers from a high-rise building and conducted artificial rain to counter the problem of rising pollution.

India: Gurugram’s housing society conducts ‘artificial rain’ to combat pollution as AQI exceeds 400

The Indian capital is choking as air quality continues to worsen. Multiple areas in Delhi have reached ‘severe’ levels in the air quality index, nearing the 450 mark. As winter approaches, air pollution across the city is intensifying, and the situation is expected to further deteriorate in the coming days.

New Delhi: Indian Capital Chokes Under Blanket Of Smog As AQI Drops To 'Severe' Category

Private jet travel plays a key role in polluting the environment, so much so that these aircraft used by the super-rich end up polluting hundreds of times more than an average person. According to a new study, carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years.

Soaring Carbon Pollution From Private Jets

Authorities in the Pakistani province of Punjab have ordered educational institutions in several areas to close until November 17, and they have further shifted to online teaching to protect children and curb pollution....

Pak Air Pollution: Schools Shut, Barbecue Restaurants Curbed

Pakistan’s Lahore city recorded unprecedented levels of air pollution on Saturday (Nov 2), with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 1,900. This is the highest-ever pollution recorded near the India-Pakistan border.

Pakistan blames India for rising air pollution in country as Lahore's AQI hit 1900

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore has worsened with an official calling it a record high for the smoke choked city. Watch this report to know more.

Pakistan: 14 Million People Enveloped By Smog

The city of Lahore in Pakistan will close primary schools for a week due to record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.

Record-breaking pollution forces Lahore to shut down primary schools for a week

Former Delhi chief minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked the Delhi residents to refrain from busting firecrackers and light diyas on Diwali, noting that Diwali is a festival of lights and not firecrackers.

'Not doing a favour to anyone': Former Delhi CM Kejriwal urges people to not burst crackers on Diwali

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi NCR has doubled in just one day, prompting officials to attribute the surge in pollution levels to external factors, including emissions from Pakistan. This sharp decline in air quality raises health concerns for residents, as authorities scramble to implement measures to mitigate the impact of pollution. The situation underscores the ongoing challenges of air quality management in the region, particularly during certain seasons.

Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor'

Delhi NCR’s Air Quality Index Doubles In A Day, Officials Attribute Pollution To Pakistan

With the festival of Diwali just a few days away, India's national capital struggles to breathe as its air quality has deteriorated to very poor. Delhi recorded a 24-hour average air quality index of 264 at 6 am local time, almost 90 points down from the AQI a day before...Watch in for more details!

Delhi woke up to ‘very poor’ air quality on Monday (Oct 28), ahead of the Diwali week festivities. The national capital recorded a 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 264 at 6:00 am, though it was 90 points down from the previous day, still hazardous for health.

Delhi wakes up to 'very poor' air quality ahead of Diwali festivities despite firecracker ban

The national capital New Delhi is once again in the grip of a toxic haze...with an AQI that has dipped to 354 being recorded at 8 am local time...Watch in for more details!

India: Delhi's Air Quality Plummets, Morning Smog Envelops The City

A recent report has revealed that - a surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 did drive a decline in global pollution.

South Asia air pollution fell in 2022: Report

Forever chemicals, a group of dreaded pollutants, are being found in all kinds of places, even inside human wombs. But imagine a simple solution: A 100 per cent 'cleanup' using LED lights.

LED lights in room temperature can 'clean up' forever chemicals overnight, suggests study

A new study has found that polluted air breathed in during the early years of childhood could contribute to deteriorating lung health in adulthood. The research, dated back to 1992, examines the impact of air pollution on children in California, United States some of whom are now in their 40s.

Breathing polluted air as kid? Your lungs might be paying the price years later: Study

A French charity warned Tuesday about air pollution problems at the athletes' village for the Paris Olympics which is set to welcome the first of thousands of competitors later this week.

Paris Olympics 2024: French charity warns athletes of 'air pollution' at Olympic village

More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday. Researchers said that daily exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Indian cities is linked with a higher risk of death.

High mortality rates due to air pollution in ten Indian cities

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