Lahore schools ordered closed as city remains blanketed by smog

IANS | November 3, 2024 8:11 PM

Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) As residents of Lahore gasp for breath under persistent smog with the air quality index mark surpassing 1,000 once again on Sunday, making it the most polluted city in the world, the Punjab province government on Sunday announced the closure of all primary schools in the city in the coming week.

ADB praises India for cutting subsidies on fossil fuels to boost green energy

IANS | November 3, 2024 11:57 AM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has praised India for adopting policies to cut subsidies on fossil fuels on petroleum products and levying a cess on coal to create fiscal space for increasing government support to renewable energy, electric vehicles and strengthening of electricity infrastructure.

Air & noise pollution spike in Lucknow on Diwali night

IANS | November 2, 2024 10:34 PM

Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) The Lucknow-based CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research said on Saturday that the air and noise pollution spiked in the UP capital during the Diwali festival which exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Central Pollution Control Board levels, respectively.

Delhi-NCR air quality remains in 'poor' category

IANS | November 2, 2024 9:23 AM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A layer of smog covered Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national Capital registering a 'poor' rating two days after Diwali celebrations, despite a government-imposed firecracker ban.