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Govt taking different initiatives to control smog: Amin Aslam

Islamabad-November 20 (Online): Special Assistant on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said on Saturday that the government has taken different initiatives to control smog as it has become a big issue. In an interview, he said the government is promoting electric vehicles industry and this […]

California wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias: officials

Los Angeles, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):Wildfires that tore through California’s forests this year killed thousands of giant sequoia trees, officials said Friday in the first full-scale assessment of the toll on the rare species. Two huge lightning-sparked blazes affected up to 3,600 of the trees, each […]

Iceland’s volcano pauses, but too early to say it’s over

Reykjavik, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano has not spewed lava since September 18, the day it became the country’s longest eruption in 50 years, but scientists say it’s too early to call the eruption over. Lava began flowing out of a fissure in the ground […]

Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

New Delhi, Nov 17 (AFP/APP):Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering the Indian capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution. One of the world’s most polluted cities and home to some 20 […]

156 cases registered in one month over polluting environment

FAISALABAD, Nov 14 (APP):As many as 156 cases have been registered during last one month over polluting environment and causing smog. Deputy Director Environment Waseem Ahsan Cheema said on Sunday that 33 farmers were found burning residues of their crops in various parts of the […]

After Glasgow, world needs urgent action to stave off catastrophe

Glasgow, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):The world must act quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid “catastrophic” global warming, scientists and politicians warned after nearly 200 countries reached a last-minute agreement in Glasgow on Saturday. After two weeks of non-stop negotiations, almost all the world’s nations […]

UK PM says COP deal ‘tinged with disappointment’

London, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed a global accord to speed up action against climate change as “truly historic” and “the beginning of the end for coal power”. But he said his “delight at this progress” at the UN COP26 […]

Environment dept seals 100 kilns over smoke emission

FAISALABAD, Nov 13 (APP):As many as 100 brick kilns were sealed in the district during last one month over polluting environment by emitting excessive smoke direct into the air. Deputy Director Environment Waseem Ahsan Cheema told media persons here on Saturday that brick kiln owners […]

COP26 talks stumble on climate cash ‘cliffhanger’

Glasgow, Nov 13 (AFP/APP):Sleep-deprived COP26 negotiators on Saturday struggled to bridge deep divisions holding up an ambitious deal to deliver the emissions cuts needed to avert the accelerating disaster of climate change. A new draft text released by the Glasgow summit’s UK presidency urged nations […]

US-China climate pact an ‘important step’: UN chief

Glasgow, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a new climate pact between China and the United States was an “important step in the right direction”. In a tweet soon after the accord was announced Guterres said he welcomed the move by Washington […]

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