Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone has spoken out about the rising pollution levels in Mumbai, saying the city's residents and children are "choking" because of the poor air quality.
Actor Saiyami Kher raised an alarm about the rising air pollution in Mumbai, sharing that the worsening air quality has drastically changed her daily life. She also compared the situation to the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], January 21: Smart cities are built on a simple promise: make urban life smoother, safer, and more efficient by using technology where it matters most. And few areas need modernisation as urgently as traffic management. Growing vehicle density, unpredictable congestion, roa
Mumbai woke up to a layer of haze on Monday morning, with several parts of the city, including Bandra Reclamation, witnessing reduced visibility as air quality dipped once again. Early morning visuals showed a thick blanket of haze over the coastline and arterial roads, prompting concern
Dikshit said that Delhi environment is utterly polluted, which has increased in the past six to seven years. He considered rising pollution in the region to be murder, noting that people use different methods to measure the Air Quality Index. The Congress leader also stated that the gover
The Lahore High Court criticised unchecked construction and smoke-emitting vehicles for worsening pollution in the city. Justice Shahid Karim ordered visible environmental squads, sought reports on enforcement failures, and warned that "only stern actions" can improve conditions. The case wi
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said the government has identified all pollution hotspots in the city and has declared a "war" on the National Capital's rising pollution.
Criticising the BJP government over rising pollution in Delhi and addressing allegations that Punjab's smoke is responsible for the worsening air quality in the national capital at a press conference, the Chief Minister asserted that smoke from Punjab does not even reach Delhi.
Delhi's air quality has plunged into the 'Very Poor' category, sparking fresh concerns over public health as political parties trade blame over rising pollution levels in the national capital.
According to Dawn, World Bank Country Director Bolormaa Amgabazar cautioned that Pakistan ranks among the most climate-threatened countries, facing rising pollution levels, recurring floods, and depleting natural resources.