Air Pollution
Partial Pentagon lockdown lifted after air quality scare
Pentagon authorities lifted a partial lockdown after testing found no hazardous air quality threat. The alert, triggered by monitoring systems, led to precautionary shelter-in-place orders before normal operations resumed.
June 12, 2026
Loni, world’s most polluted city, in India: Report
The city in Uttar Pradesh was ranked as the most polluted in 2025, with extreme PM2.5 levels, highlighting a wider Delhi-NCR air crisis driven by dust, emissions, waste burning and industry.
April 2, 2026
Pakistan's Punjab strengthens multi-tier framework to curb smog and pollution
Over the years, Punjab has implemented a comprehensive provincial framework, including specialized agencies and programs such as the Punjab Clean Air Program, to combat smog and improve air quality.
October 31, 2025
Survey finds 3 in 4 Delhi households feeling toxic air impact
The households are ‘already experiencing the ill-effects of toxic air, with common complaints ranging from sore throat and cough to burning eyes, headaches and disturbed sleep.’
October 27, 2025