Pakistan has taken a major step forward in space technology by successfully launching its first hyperspectral satellite, HS-1, from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. A team of Pakistani scientists and engineers supervised the mission, which is being hailed as a landmark achievement under Pakistan’s National Space Policy and Vision 2047. According to SUPARCO (Space and […]
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Lahore Becomes World’s Most Polluted City In The World
LAHORE – Pakistan has surpassed all other countries to top the global pollution ranking, with Lahore now declared the world’s most polluted city, environmental experts reported on Friday. According to air quality monitoring data, Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 304, a level considered extremely hazardous to human health. India’s capital New Delhi and Pakistan’s […]
Families Flee Delhi as Toxic Air Forces ‘Pollution Refugees’ to Relocate
BENGALURU – For Natasha Uppal and her husband, Delhi’s toxic air became the deciding factor in one of life’s biggest choices — whether to have a child in a city where breathing clean air is a daily struggle. New Delhi, home to more than 30 million people, remains the world’s most polluted capital, with winter […]
AIIB approves $235 million loan for Management Project
ISLAMABAD – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $235 million to improve Lahore’s water and wastewater system. The project will help ensure a safe water supply and reduce the environmental damage caused by untreated sewage flowing into the River Ravi. It will also support the Lahore Water and Sanitation Agency (LWASA) in becoming […]
UN Chief Says Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Still Possible Despite Setbacks
GENEVA – The head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, says countries can still agree on a major treaty to stop plastic pollution, even after recent talks collapsed and the chair resigned. Despite deep divisions—some nations want to limit plastic production while oil producers prefer focusing on waste management—Andersen insists no one has […]
Lahore Ranks Second Most Polluted City as Smog Levels Reach Hazardous Levels
LAHORE – The air quality in Lahore has reached dangerous levels, placing the city second among the world’s most polluted urban centers, according to the latest air quality index (AQI) data. The average smog level has surged to 183 AQI, a concentration classified as unhealthy, posing serious risks to residents, especially those with respiratory or […]
Global wildlife summit approves shark protections
Panama City: Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem shark and the hammerhead shark families will now have their trade tightly controlled under the […]
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches
Potonico, El Salvador: A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador. It is a sorry scene that has also become an all too common sight on the Caribbean beaches of Honduras, where thousands of tons of rubbish arrive from neighboring Guatemala. Fizzy drink bottles, medication packets, tattered […]
Water levels on Italy’s Lake Garda drop to 15-year low
Sirmione, Italy: The pedalos lie far from the water’s edge and the flat stone slabs around the Sirmione peninsula are exposed after drought reduced the level of Italy’s Lake Garda to a 15-year low. Italy’s largest lake, a major tourist destination nestled among mountains in the north of the country, is suffering like many others […]
United States is world’s biggest plastic polluter, report finds
The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government Wednesday that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing crisis. Overall, the US contributed around 42 million metric tons (MMT) in plastic waste in 2016 — more […]