Weathering sandstorms, Iraqis grit teeth and battle on

Baghdad, July 4 (AFP/APP): Another sandstorm has darkened Iraqi skies and it’s hard to breathe, but Baghdad motorcycle delivery rider Milad Mitti doesn’t have the luxury of missing a day’s work. Like most people in the now blistering hot desert country, the 30-year-old battles on […]

Why climate change matters for human health

ISLAMABAD, July 02 (ONLINE): The consensus among scientists is that we are in an era of global heating and extreme weather events, primarily due to the devastating effects of human action on the environment. Why are researchers concerned and what are the implications for health? […]

National Hazardous Waste Management Policy approved

Islamabad, June 28 (Online): The Federal Cabinet has approved the country’s first ever National Hazardous Waste Management Policy. This was announced by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb while briefing newsmen in Islamabad on Tuesday, alongside Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman and Adviser […]

Factory boiler sealed for creating pollution

FAISALABAD, Jun 28 (APP): The environment protection department (EPD) on Tuesday sealed a boiler of a factory for polluting environment. According to official sources, the EPD team checked Haroon Corporation and found a boiler emitting smoke due to poor quality of oil. The team sealed […]

Capital’s air quality moderate amid dry, hot weather

ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (APP): The air quality of the federal capital on Monday was recorded moderate amid dry hot weather after increased humidity in the atmosphere reduced the ratio of ambient contaminating pollutants leaving the atmosphere risky for only vulnerable groups. The air quality was […]

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