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World

Makkah turns green as vegetation cover records 600% increase

A total of 17.1% of Makkah region area has green cover

Published 06 Jan, 2024 09:00pm

World

Dubai begins year 2024 with ban on plastic bags

Violators of the ban will be fined Dh200

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:28pm

Pakistan

LHC orders smog emergency in Lahore

Action against polluting factories and vehicles also ordered

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 11:52am

Life & Style

‘Denso Hall Rah Guzro Piyada Gali’: A carbon free street in Karachi

A street identified as 'Denso Hall Guzro Piyada Gali' is full of greenery

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 03:55pm

Pakistan

Karachi gets it’s first plastic road made of 6,000 recycled bottles

The 730 feet long road is first step towards preserving environment

Published 12 Jul, 2023 08:56pm

Pakistan

Carbon credits auction for Pakistan mangrove project oversubscribed

Many companies try to compensate for their pollution

Published 16 Jun, 2023 02:55pm

Pakistan

An open letter to Creek Club members

Dumping untreated sewage is a crime. Is Sindh Environmental Protection Agency complicit in this blatant violation?

Updated 04 Jun, 2023 02:54pm

World

Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid ‘dystopian’ future

Average global temperatures could hit all-time highs in 2023 or 2024

Published 22 Apr, 2023 11:12am

Videos

Jordanian entrepreneur creates sustainable clothing

Jordanian Batoul Alrashdan turns people’s trash into fashionable items

Updated 17 Apr, 2023 05:41pm

Pakistan

Kissan Ittehad calls on army chief to ‘save agriculture’

Farmers have been struggling due to rising cost of input

Published 02 Apr, 2023 05:53pm

World

‘A polarised debate’: Paris to vote on banning self-service e-scooters

Self-service e-scooters have become commonplace on the streets of Paris

Published 01 Apr, 2023 10:55am

World

Charles III: king of a tricky transition

King Charles III cultivated a range of interests and passions

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:59am

World

Australia begins mass fish death clean-up

The event was "unprecedented in terms of the millions of fish which have died"

Published 20 Mar, 2023 01:02pm

World

Indonesians seeking climate justice take aim at Swiss concrete giant

Cement manufacturing accounts for about eight percent of global CO2 emissions

Published 14 Mar, 2023 10:26am

Pakistan

New clean air policy aims to increase life expectancy by 2 years

Also hopes to decrease harmful emissions by 40% in 10 years

Published 09 Mar, 2023 08:35pm

World

2022 one of the warmest years on record: UN weather agency

The year was marked by dramatic weather disasters linked to climate change

Published 13 Jan, 2023 11:19am

Must Read

ADB ditches Malir Expressway in victory for farmers

Massive environmental damage flagged

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 04:35pm

Life & Style

After year of climate disasters, world off-track to curb warming

Floods super-charged by climate change engulfed Pakistan, affecting 33 mln people & causing losses of $30 billion

Published 28 Dec, 2022 07:10pm

Pakistan

Fighting smog: Court orders Lahore markets to close early

Lahore was recently classified among the most polluted cities in the world

Published 14 Dec, 2022 03:07pm

Pakistan

Authorities scramble as Lahore’s smog reaches unprecedented levels

Sources say that Lahore is now the second most polluted city in the world

Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:16pm

Life & Style

Pakistan to fully support Middle East Green Initiative: PM Shehbazat at COP27

Offers assistance to member countries in sharing technical expertise on forest restoration in drylands

Published 08 Nov, 2022 03:35pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s ‘first electric bus’ goes for test run in Karachi

Minister says charging stations yet to be set up, fails to provide launch date, route and fare details

Published 07 Nov, 2022 06:45pm

Life & Style

Sweden gets 26-year-old climate minister

Born into a family of Iranian origin in Stockholm, Romina Pourmokhtari beat the previous record of 27 years old for youngest minister.

Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:25pm

Life & Style

Swiss glaciers see unprecedented melt this year

Snowfall has been low

Published 29 Sep, 2022 01:50pm

Life & Style

Karachi the worst city in Asia according to the Economist

Karachi scored 37.5 on EIU's global livability index, way below the Asian cities' average score of 69

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 05:43pm