Pollution

Carmakers around the world have started setting timetables to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles

An atmospheric research station in Hawaii recorded its highest concentrations of carbon dioxide

Petitioners contend toxic water cannot support life, seeds procurement excuse to squander funds

The planet has already warmed 1.2C above the preindustrial benchmark, enough to unleash a crescendo of deadly storms

"The fish started floating up, and in abnormal quantities...It's unacceptable."

Google Earth's timelapse tool shows the change in coastlines, sprawling expansion of cityscapes and agricultural lands

Passes buck for failed environmental initiatives to citizens, industrialists, mafia and influential persons

Panellists lament metropolis being degraded to least liveable, most polluted city over last few years

Commission submits follow-up report on anti-smog measures to LHC

Disappearing insect species return, furnace workers report better working conditions and less health risks

Petitioner says project will damage environment

Dense fog hits road, air traffic across Punjab

PMD says air pollution to last due to little chance of rain

Rain on garbage heaps aggravates sanitary conditions

Disposal of plastic waste, sewage water in sea places hurdles in way of sailors

At least 15 FIRs were registered against owners of violating brick kilns, industrial units

A video explainer on why waste collection and disposal is a mess in the port city

Delhi’s overall air quality index has stayed above 400, on a scale of 500, for five consecutive days, govt data shows

Capital's CM Arvind Kejriwal bans firecrackers from being used Diwali

India tops the list of the most polluted countries in the world in sanitation, water, air, hygiene and even noise

Kangana Ranaut also condemned the unit for dumping massive, untreated waste amid shooting Deepika Padukone's next

Effigies of the mythological demon king Ravana were burned in New Delhi to celebrate the Dussehra festival

The authorities are required to come up with a comprehensive programme to manage vehicular emissions

The recent reports indicate that the effects of climate change are increasing much faster than we expected

WWF report sheds light on lost equipment harming marine life, urges emphasizing it in fight against plastic pollution

Summons CEOs over non-compliance with environmental standards

Government needs to realise that planting a billion trees at random, without a proper goal in mind, is utterly useless

Senators call for mobile app to monitor air quality in capital

Sindh Environmental Protection Agency also confiscates plastic bags from markets in FB Area, Karimabad

Doctors warn of rise in hearing impairment, depression

Move comes as an attempt to sustain 40% improvement in air quality recorded during lockdown

New product range brings Pakistan’s fuel on par with global standards

Covid-19 waste is ending up in our oceans and threatening the marine life’s ecosystem

The chief justice remarked that the elimination of environmental pollution should be the first priority

Experts say air quality has improved around the country due to the lockdown

Reduced activity results in better air quality in the provincial capital

There needs to be an awakening of a conscience that extends beyond the individual

South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia suffer from most fine particulate matter pollution overall, says report

Bangladesh emerges with the worst so-called PM2.5 pollution, followed by Pakistan, Mongolia, Afghanistan and India

Company established 7 years ago has failed to devise garbage disposal system

With over eight billion metric tons of plastics produced since 1950

As new decade starts, air pollution needs to be immediately mitigated in order to save our population from calamity

US scientist says two kinds of monitoring are required to understand problem

Environment secretary directs officials to expedite the process for redressing complaints

Transport sector is the top contributor to air pollution in the province

Lahore has lost about 70 per cent of its tree cover as the city became an urban centre, says minister

Petitioner says that despite judicial orders, no steps are being taken to control air pollution

EPD continuously underreports air quality statistics

School children also filed a petition against smog

Departments shove the blame on each other or India to escape accountability