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Pakistan Ranked Most Polluted Country In 2025: Report
Pakistan topped global rankings as the most polluted country in 2025, leaving behind Bangladesh and and Tajikistan, with PM2.5 levels far exceeding safe limits.
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Pak Planning Rs 350 Million Artificial Rain Experiment To Curb Air Pollution: Report
Pakistan's Punjab province is planning to carry out an artificial rain experiment with China's help in Lahore, one of the cities to face the worst air pollution, a project estimated to cost Rs 350 million in the cash-strapped country, as per reports.
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99 Of 100 Cities Most At Risk Environmentally In Asia
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Thursday.
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Bad Days Reduced In Delhi's Pollution Status, Says Prakash Javadekar
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said New Delhi, which in recent years got the tag of one of the world's most polluted cities along with China's Beijing, had more "good air days" this year as a result of numerous measures initiated by the government.
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Beijing Set To Exit List Of World's Top 200 Most-Polluted Cities: Report
China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
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3 Cities Beat Delhi To "India's Most Polluted" List. Top Spot Goes To...
Three northern cities have beaten Delhi to become India's most polluted this year, with Bihar capital Patna emerging as the forerunner, a study released by IIT-Kanpur and Shakti Foundation shows. The other two cities occupying prominent positions on the list are Kanpur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency of Varanasi, both in BJP-ruled U...
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Chinese Cities Issue "Orange" Smog Alert, State Radio
Second-level, or "orange", pollution alerts was issued in at least nine cities in China's industrial heartland of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in response to a wave of smog expected to blanket the region, state radio reported on Friday.
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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India, World's Fastest Growing Economy, Has World's Most Toxic Air
Asia's largest economy, China, has long had a reputation for smoggy skies. But these days, neighboring India is fighting the far bigger battle with pollution: it is home to the world's 10 most polluted cities.
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China Adds Cities In Air Pollution Ranking To Pressure Local Officials
China extended monthly air quality rankings to 169 cities from 74, including in the high-pollution region of Shanxi-Shaanxi in the country's northwest, adding pressure on localauthorities as it intensifies its campaign against air pollution.
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Concerned About India, It Should Follow China On Anti-Pollution Steps: WHO
The country should follow China's example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world's worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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China's Lianyungang City Shuts Chemical Plant After State: Report
The Chinese city of Lianyungang, a major chemical and refining hub in the eastern province of Jiangsu, has shut a chemical plant after media reports it was polluting nearby water resources, the municipal government said late on Wednesday.
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Chinese Weather Office Issues 3-Day Major Smog Alert In Beijing For Next Three Days
Beijing declared its third major smog alert of 2018, and the second this month, just a day after being named the top performer among 28 Chinese cities that took special measures to rein in pollution.
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China's Tianjin City Issues First 2018 Level 2 pollution Alert From March 1
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Ranked Most Polluted Country In 2025: Report
Pakistan topped global rankings as the most polluted country in 2025, leaving behind Bangladesh and and Tajikistan, with PM2.5 levels far exceeding safe limits.
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Pak Planning Rs 350 Million Artificial Rain Experiment To Curb Air Pollution: Report
Pakistan's Punjab province is planning to carry out an artificial rain experiment with China's help in Lahore, one of the cities to face the worst air pollution, a project estimated to cost Rs 350 million in the cash-strapped country, as per reports.
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99 Of 100 Cities Most At Risk Environmentally In Asia
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Thursday.
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Bad Days Reduced In Delhi's Pollution Status, Says Prakash Javadekar
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said New Delhi, which in recent years got the tag of one of the world's most polluted cities along with China's Beijing, had more "good air days" this year as a result of numerous measures initiated by the government.
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Beijing Set To Exit List Of World's Top 200 Most-Polluted Cities: Report
China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
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3 Cities Beat Delhi To "India's Most Polluted" List. Top Spot Goes To...
Three northern cities have beaten Delhi to become India's most polluted this year, with Bihar capital Patna emerging as the forerunner, a study released by IIT-Kanpur and Shakti Foundation shows. The other two cities occupying prominent positions on the list are Kanpur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency of Varanasi, both in BJP-ruled U...
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Chinese Cities Issue "Orange" Smog Alert, State Radio
Second-level, or "orange", pollution alerts was issued in at least nine cities in China's industrial heartland of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in response to a wave of smog expected to blanket the region, state radio reported on Friday.
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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India, World's Fastest Growing Economy, Has World's Most Toxic Air
Asia's largest economy, China, has long had a reputation for smoggy skies. But these days, neighboring India is fighting the far bigger battle with pollution: it is home to the world's 10 most polluted cities.
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China Adds Cities In Air Pollution Ranking To Pressure Local Officials
China extended monthly air quality rankings to 169 cities from 74, including in the high-pollution region of Shanxi-Shaanxi in the country's northwest, adding pressure on localauthorities as it intensifies its campaign against air pollution.
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Concerned About India, It Should Follow China On Anti-Pollution Steps: WHO
The country should follow China's example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world's worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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China's Lianyungang City Shuts Chemical Plant After State: Report
The Chinese city of Lianyungang, a major chemical and refining hub in the eastern province of Jiangsu, has shut a chemical plant after media reports it was polluting nearby water resources, the municipal government said late on Wednesday.
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Chinese Weather Office Issues 3-Day Major Smog Alert In Beijing For Next Three Days
Beijing declared its third major smog alert of 2018, and the second this month, just a day after being named the top performer among 28 Chinese cities that took special measures to rein in pollution.
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China's Tianjin City Issues First 2018 Level 2 pollution Alert From March 1
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
