Tag: Smog
Smog prevention: Farmers asked not to burn residue
LAHORE: Farmers have been advised not to burn the residue of paddy, cotton and other crops as it causes air pollution (smog).
A spokesman for the...
Govt to set up Punjab Clean Air Commission to control pollution,...
LAHORE: Punjab government has decided to set up Punjab Clean Air Commission to control pollution and smog, and in this regard, committees have been established...
EPD gears up to deal with looming menace of smog
LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Department (EPD) on Monday decided to take strict measures in wake of smog that is expected to once again take over Punjab...
Punjab government takes measures to tackle smog issue
LAHORE: The Punjab Government in its efforts to combat and reduce smog in the province has announced a crackdown against those causing air and environmental...
Coal-fired kilns to remain shut across Punjab from Oct to Dec...
--Govt decides to launch crackdown on polluters
--Burning of crop residue, garbage banned under Section 144
LAHORE: A meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Secretary Akbar Durrani...
No further delays to be tolerated in smog case: CJP
--Seeks smog commission report on June 9
--Samples from Sargodha chemical factory to be tested
--Report deems chicken feed, meat fit for consumption
--Sexual harassment of women at PIMH noticed
LAHORE:...
SC seeks commission report on air pollution control
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday summoned members of a commission, formed by the Lahore High Court (LHC) to look into the causes of...
Federal govt choosing ‘kickbacks’ over buying cheap power from KP: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday accused the federal government of refusing to buy “affordable surplus electricity” from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) because...
IUCN asked to hold trilateral conference on smog
ISLAMABAD: Regional Director of International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Aban Markal paid a courtesy call on Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah...
As New Delhi struggles with smog, Kashmir bans burning of leaves
SRINAGAR: With air pollution worsening in New Delhi and beyond, Indian-occupied Kashmir has decided to step up efforts to combat its own worsening air...
Planting sunflowers: GCU students propose eco-friendly solution to combat smog
LAHORE: Students from the Government College University (GCU) Lahore held an on-campus walk Friday to raise awareness in the society against smog, and proposed...
ICC to examine smog-hit Delhi Test
NEW DELHI: Medical experts are to examine whether India was right to hold a Test match against Sri Lanka during hazardous smog in New...
Medical organisations protest as India, Sri Lanka cricket series continues despite...
NEW DEHLI: Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where...
Cricketers continue to flounder in New Delhi’s hazardous smog
NEW DELHI: Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers battled through hazardous smog levels in a Test match Monday as New Delhi authorities faced scathing criticism...
Smog situation in New Delhi should be ‘wake up’ call for...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday said that the smog situation in New Delhi that forced Sri Lankan cricketers to wear...
Cricketers vomiting after fielding in smoggy Delhi: Sri Lanka coach
NEW DELHI: Pollution stopped play Sunday in the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, and visiting coach Nic Pothas said the smog was...
HEC to task universities to conduct research on increasing smog
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to task universities, particularly those located in Punjab to conduct comprehensive research to ascertain the reasons behind...
