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'We will fight pollution and eliminate it': Delhi Environment Minister Sir
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Citing global assessments, Sirsa told the House that between 2014 and 2025, international agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and IQAir consistently ranked Delhi among the world's most polluted capitals. He also referred to judicial remarks describing Delhi as a "gas cham
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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution index as hazardous smog engulfs Pun
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lahore remained among the world's most polluted cities as hazardous smog covered Punjab. AQI levels reached dangerous highs, prompting health warnings, mask distribution, and a police crackdown that led to arrests, fines, and action against crop burning, smoke-emitting vehicles, and brick ki
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Pakistan: Lahore ranked second most polluted city in world
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Poor air quality has made Lahore being ranked the second most polluted city in the world with an AQI reading of 396 on Saturday, ARY News reported.
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Lahore chokes as smog makes it the world's most polluted city
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Dawn, data from IQAir on Monday evening showed Lahore's Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to a hazardous level of 312, while the concentration of PM2.5, the most dangerous particulate matter, reached 190.5 micrograms per cubic meter, over 25 times higher than the World Health Orga
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Lahore tops world's pollution chart as AQI hits hazardous 412, authorities
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Lahore has been the world's most polluted city for three days, with AQI reaching 412. Authorities imposed bans on burning waste, deployed drones, and issued fines, while experts urged residents to limit outdoor activity. Long-term solutions include biomass use and modern farming practices to
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Lahore ranks second most polluted city globally with "very unhealthy" AQI
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) measures the concentration of pollutants in the air, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3). Any IQAir AQI above 150 is considered "unhealthy", and above 200 is "very unhealthy," Dawn add
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Lahore tops world's most polluted cities' list
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In Lahore, pollution levels varied across different areas, with Allama Iqbal Town recording an alarming AQI of 459, followed by Gulberg at 396, Shadman at 384, Model Town at 362, and Lahore Airport at 398.
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Gurugram athletes, MMF unite to combat pollution with urban forests
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
This initiative represents a tangible stride towards breathing cleaner air into a city grappling with severe pollution, directly contributing to MMF's ambitious vision of planting 10 million trees across India's ten most polluted urban centers by 2030.
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Swiss firm ranks Kathmandu most polluted city in the world
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A Swiss firm, IQAir, has ranked Kathmandu as the most polluted city in the world.
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Nepal on high alert as air quality continues to deteriorate
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The health ministry issued a statement stating that Nepal has recently been listed among the most polluted countries according to the Air Quality Index (AQI). With Kathmandu's AQI level reaching 348, categorized as 'hazardous,' the MoHP advised children, the elderly, pregnant women, and thos
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India home to six of world's most polluted cities despite drop in PM 2.5:
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
India saw a 7 percent decline in PM2.5 levels in 2024, but six of the world's ten most polluted cities were still in the country, according to the IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report.
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"Lesson for those who make false promises": BJP MP Jagdambika Pal veil att
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Delhi's victory is a lesson for those parties who make false promises to the people and do not fulfill them. People gave him (Kejriwal) three chances, but taught him a lesson since Yamuna has gotten so dirty that people can't even perform Chhath Puja...Delhi became the world's most pollu
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