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Air pollution linked to 'missed' miscarriages in China
Previous studies have also shown correlation between air pollution and pregnancy complications
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Campaign to counter pollution launched in Quetta
The campaign kicked off with a crackdown against vehicles releasing toxic gases which pollute the air
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SEPA seals factory for causing air pollution
The residents of the area had complained that the factory was burning coal to make raw iron which caused pollution
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Seeing through Asia’s air pollution problem
Air pollution is also the main environmental cause of numerous diseases
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Air pollution emergency
In the next decade or two, environmental pollution and radiation will considerably increase
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Air pollution kills 100,000 Indian kids every year, study finds
State of India's Environment Report found air pollution is responsible for 12.5% of all deaths in country
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SC questions govt's commitment in controlling pollution
'The judicial orders are not being complied with; is the government sleeping?'
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Children in South Asia hardest hit by air pollution, says study
'If air pollution levels were brought within WHO guidelines Pakistan would see life expectancy increase by one year'
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A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich-poor divide
Air pollution kills more than one million Indians every year, according to a study by Lancet Planetary Health
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Poor hit hardest by air pollution in Europe
In poorer parts of Europe, people are living in an energy system that is more polluting
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Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists
Air pollution caused estimated 790,000 deaths, between 40 and 80 percent of them from cardiovascular diseases
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'Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates'
'Smoking is avoidable, but air pollution is not'
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South Korea in airborne fight against 'Chinese' pollution
Sends aircraft over the Yellow Sea to carry out cloud-seeding experiments in an effort to tackle air pollution
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Gasping for life
Approximately 22% of deaths in Pakistan each year are attributed to air pollution, says a report in Lancet
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Carbon emissions in Pakistan likely to rise about 300% by 2030
Country needs to secure funds, take implementation of Paris Agreement seriously
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Experts find link between climate change and respiratory diseases
Air pollution can easily dull anyone’s immune system, Dr Raza says
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Govt urged to improve public transport
BEPA, RTA survey shows local buses are not environment friendly
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India's polluted air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017: study
World Health Organization says India is home to the world’s 14 most polluted cities.
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Priyanka, Nick's wedding celebrations under fire for 'animal cruelty'
The newlyweds are yet to address the issues
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Smog in Indian capital severe after unfettered festival fireworks
Delhi doctors have reported an increase in patients with respiratory problems
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‘Air pollution caused highest death toll in 2015’
United Nations estimates that thousands have lost their lives because of particles in the air
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Polluted Delhi air akin to death sentence, say doctors
Smog is blamed for the deaths of more than one million Indians every year
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WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year
Large parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America are among the worst affected
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Thick haze engulfs Delhi as air pollution worsens
New Delhi's air quality has been hovering between poor and very poor categories
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Punjab govt decides to shut down brick kilns from Oct 27
Government asks owners to convert brick kilns to zigzag technology during closure period
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Study links air pollution to risk of mouth cancer
Report has looked at data from 66 Taiwanese air quality monitoring stations
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Steel units in capital contributing to air pollution
Climate change ministry informs Senate about action taken against polluting units
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Islamabad pollution: Pak-EPA monitoring steel units
Steel units identified as major source of air pollutants
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Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementia: study
Tailpipe pollution is known to boost risk for heart disease, stroke and respiratory problems like asthma
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Punjab government takes measures to combat smog
CS says crackdown will be launched against those causing pollution
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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study
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Through a fog of data, air of Indian cities' looks dirtiest
The WHO says nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air
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China environment ministry warns of 'stalemate' in war on smog
Air pollution rose by more than a quarter in parts of northern China in March
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Curbing air pollution
Karachi, the country’s largest city, has been at the thick end of the environmental stick
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Lead poisoning may hasten death for millions in US: study
Study concludes that nearly 30 percent of all deaths due to cardiovascular disease
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Thousands of Germans die prematurely from air pollution each year: study
6,000 individuals died prematurely in 2014 of cardiovascular diseases connected to long-term nitrogen oxide pollution
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Contaminated air: Experts bemoan effects of smog we breathe
It has become a regular occurrence in the last five years
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Air pollution: Climate ministry sets up ambient air quality stations in capital
Stations also set up in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta
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Germany eyes free transport to banish air pollution
Air quality has surged to the top of Berlin's priorities over the past year
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Bangkok air pollution warning, children asked to stay indoors
Air quality hit dangerous levels with residents complaining of smog and respiratory problems
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Unchecked vehicle emissions
The government should issue directives to all concerned departments to take stern action against car emissions
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Lahore Smog: How clean is the air you breathe?
Lahore’s air pollution exceeds safety limits by nine times, reveals data set by Pakistan Air Quality Initiative
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Poor Air Quality: Khattak empowered to close schools
CM wants survey to determine factors contributing to air pollution in K-P
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Some 20,000 premature deaths linked to air pollution
World Bank report says Pakistan has yet to adopt measures to cut urban air pollution
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Blue skies in China's capital spark joy, scepticism
Experts have called for a new strategy for long-term success against air pollution
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Notices sent to mayor, SEPA and SSWMB chiefs for burning garbage in the city
Lawyer argues burning of waste violates right to clean and safe environment
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Parliamentary panel suggests reduction in taxes on hybrid vehicles
Urges higher penalties on entities breaking environmental laws
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Air pollution in Punjab is 20 times the safe limit
Experts advise govt to declare ‘pollution emergency’ in the province
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Mideast, not India, is to blame for Punjab smog
Experts say main source of smog in Pakistan is trans-boundary pollution originating from Middle Eastern countries
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Lahore is changing but surely not for good
Natural resources in the walled city are literally dying, calling for prompt measures to use them sustainably