Iraq yet again hit by dust storm

Baghdad, May 1 (AFP/APP): Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common. Dozens were hospitalised with respiratory problems in the centre and the west […]

Rare birth of Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran

Tehran, May 1 (AFP/APP): An Asiatic cheetah gave birth to three “healthy” cubs in Iran, the head of the environment department said Sunday, calling it a first in captivity for the endangered species. “Iran”, one of only a dozen cheetahs found in the Islamic republic, […]

Capital’s air quality healthy as vehicular traffic declines

ISLAMABAD, Apr 30 (APP): The air quality of the federal capital on Saturday was recorded healthy as hazardous air pollutants were below the permissible limits in the atmosphere due to reduced vehicular traffic. The air quality data has been collected by the Pakistan Environmental Protection […]

World Earth Day observed

ISLAMABAD, April 22 (Online): World Earth Day was observed on Friday. This year the theme of the day is Invest in Our Planet. Earth Day is a global event that works to encourage and raise awareness of climate change and environment protection. The event was […]

Commissioner asks new industrial units to be built along with plantations

BAHAWALPUR, Apr 19 (APP): Commissioner Capt (retd) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday said that new industrial units should be constructed along with environment-friendly measures including extensive tree planting to solve the problems of environmental pollution. While addressing the meeting of the Environment Committee, the commissioner […]

IUCN celebrates Pakistan’s youngest athlete Mahnoor as Youth Ambassador

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (APP):The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Pakistan) on Tuesday celebrated the appointment of Pakistan’s youngest athlete Mahnoor Saleh as the Youth Ambassador for Environment in Gilgit Baltistan, recognising her efforts to break the taboos and become a professional female winter sports […]

Peshawar Clean Air Alliance to launch air quality report next week

  PESHAWAR, Apr 07 (APP): Peshawar Clean Air Alliance, group of civil society activists formed to launch ways and measures to tackle toxic emission that pose direct threat to health and contribute to climate change, plans to launch a groundbreaking document, Status of Air Pollution […]