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Pakistan's medical infrastructure crisis makes essential medicines out of
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A major chunk of Pakistan's population does not have access to primary and basic healthcare. The situation of medical infrastructure in Pakistan is becoming critical, especially for people who need essential medicines and injections like insulin, as the cost of these medicines remains out
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World Bank launches comprehensive programme to combat air pollution crisis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the World Bank, the endeavour includes the introduction of airshed management tools, the development of State-wide Air Quality Action Plans, and the creation of the first extensive Regional Airshed Action Plan for the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), encompassing seven union territor
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Pakistan: Air pollution crisis intensifies in Lahore
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The city, which had experienced five days of relatively normal air quality, saw a sudden spike with a maximum AQI of 401 recorded at 9 am, marking it as extremely unsafe for breathing.
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India needs collaboration, continuity to solve air pollution problem: Expe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): With Delhi's air quality index fluctuating between severe and very poor category, environment activists and health experts expressed concern over the situation and said that unless there is collaboration and continuity, the country would not be able t
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Air pollution: Noida administration imposes ban on firecrackers during New
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): In view of the New Year celebrations, the district magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar has issued an advisory on firecrackers based on the guidelines set up by the top court.
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Air pollution crisis: Noida continues to struggle with toxic air
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Noida and its adjoining areas continued to suffer poor air quality which has been oscillating between 'Poor' and 'Severe' category for the past couple of weeks.
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Air pollution crisis: Gurugram gasping for breath as AQI crosses 700
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Gurugram residents continued to struggle for clean air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) docked at 703, which falls in the 'severe plus' category, on Friday morning, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Air pollution crisis: Children took part in marathon voluntarily, clarifie
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Founder of the NGO which had organised a children's marathon in the national capital despite worsening air quality issued a clarification saying that kids had voluntarily participated in the event.
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Air pollution crisis: Toxic smog engulfs Delhi, AQI plunges to 'severe plu
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): As the air quality in Delhi plunged to a 'severe plus' category on Wednesday, several parts of the capital were engulfed by a layer of smog in the morning.
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SC's intervention sought to tackle air pollution crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer R. K. Kapoor on Monday mentioned the matter of air pollution before a bench helmed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), seeking its direction to tackle the annual air pollution crisis in the national capital.
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