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NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital early Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the city every year.

The overall air quality of Delhi continued to be in the “very poor” category while many parts of the city continued to reel under “severe” air quality

New Delhi reste en ce moment la métropole la plus polluée au monde, selon le groupe suisse IQAir. Alors que la ville célèbre Diwali, la fête la plus populaire du pays, ce dimanche 8 novembre, un épais nuage de microparticules étouffe la capitale indienne. Face à l'urgence, les autorités imposent des restrictions strictes, traquent les moteurs polluants au pr

The Supreme Court implored responsible Diwali celebrations as the Indian government sets out to tackle the country's severe air pollution crisis. DW has more.

Govt., CAQM says measures like GRAP cannot be dubbed a ‘complete failure’

Despite years of government interventions, emergency restrictions and public outrage, Delhi continues to battle dangerously polluted air every winter. Why isn't there a lasting solution to a predictable crisis?

Despite years of government interventions, emergency restrictions and public outrage, Delhi continues to battle dangerously polluted air every winter. Why isn't there a lasting solution to a predictable crisis?

Public nuisance lawsuits are testing whether companies can be held responsible for pollution after their products are sold.

Excédés par des heures de coupures d’électricité, les habitants de Karachi sont descendus dans la rue et ont bloqué plusieurs axes du poumon économique du Pakistan. Une colère qui illustre les dysfonctionnements quotidiens d’une mégapole de plus de 21 millions d’habitants, une nouvelle fois classée parmi les villes les moins vivables de la planète.

The Bench highlighted the large number of vehicles plying on roads connecting Delhi with neighbouring areas, including Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad

Many parts of the national capital, including IIT Delhi, ITO, Dwarka, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh, Alipur, Bawana, and Jahangirpuri, witnessed “severe” level air pollution

Low-producing oil and gas wells in the US account for 5 per cent of national oil and gas production but produce 40 per cent of the industry's methane emissions

<p>LAHORE: Lahore’s fine particulate matter <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040684">pollution</a> remained above Pakistan’s prescribed standards for the past 12 months, including the relatively cleaner summer months, indicating that the city’s air pollution remained a year-round problem intensified by winter weather and seasonal agricultural burning, acc

<p>LAHORE: Lahore’s fine particulate matter <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040684">pollution</a> remained above Pakistan’s prescribed standards for the past 12 months, including the relatively cleaner summer months, indicating that the city’s air pollution remained a year-round problem intensified by winter weather and seasonal agricultural burning, acc

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) urged to inspect the affected areas, collect water samples and identify the sources of contamination.

Civil rights activist Sumaira Abdulali, who has been working for the cause of noise pollution, demanded that the BMC should give an explanation about why it had pulled down a video which was recorded as per the directives of the Bombay High Court

En République démocratique du Congo, des habitants poursuivent en justice une immense mine chinoise et le gouvernement pour pollution environnementale. Une affaire d'une ampleur inédite, qui pourrait marquer l'histoire judiciaire du pays.

À Kolwezi en République Démocratique du Congo, 27 plaignants poursuivent en justice une immense mine chinoise et le gouvernement pour pollution environnementale. Ce sera l’une des affaires les plus importantes du genre dans l'histoire du pays. Les précisions d'Emmet Livingstone, correspondant à France 24.

Pollution is expected to worsen ahead of Sunday's Deepavali, when firework displays add to the already poisonous air.

Some central areas on the site have improved, but a ‘plume’ of pollution is migrating towards the plant’s boundaries

Parliament is set to debate proposed amendments to the transboundary haze law after Singapore was hit by its worst haze episode since 2015.

Parliament is debating proposed amendments to the transboundary haze law after Singapore was hit by its worst haze episode since 2015.

The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 379 (very poor) at 9 a.m. on November 4, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

Critics say EPA is effectively abandoning Clean Air Act enforcement at factory farms.

Air pollution becomes a severe problem for the region around this time of the year when cold, dense air traps emissions, pushing pollution levels to the highest in the world and exposing residents to serious respiratory risks.

The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 330 (very poor) at 8 a.m. on November 3, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

Economist William Nordhaus said putting a price on pollution was the best way to reduce climate change. Then came the fossil fuel lobby and the anti-tax movement.

<p>LAHORE: Air pollution in Lahore reached hazardous levels on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 530 and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations climbing to 343 micrograms per cubic metre. Several other cities in Punjab also recorded extremely high pollution levels, according to air quality monitoring platform <a rel="noopener noreferr

The focus is on the financial cost of these journeys while the climate cost goes unmentioned

The legal battle revolves around the AI company's operations in southern Memphis.

Ces mesures comprennent un doublement des frais de stationnement et le recours au télétravail dans les secteurs public et privé afin de limiter les émissions liées à la circulation.

The restrictions, which came into force on Sunday (Nov 1), include a doubling of vehicle parking charges and work-from-home arrangements aimed at cutting traffic emissions.

An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.

The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years.

In an October 30 letter, the Central Pollution Control Board asked authorities in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan to issue show-cause notices to non-compliant units under the CAQM’s revised emission norms

Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, according to a new study.

The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, has appealed to the Federal Government to clean up communities in Ondo State affected by water pollution. Read More: https://punchng.com/air-crash-ondo-monarch-raises-the-alarm-over-water-pollution/

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4536,w_8064/744312' alt='An oil slick is seen floating on the surface of the water at Al Hamra Golf Club of Al Hamra Village in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah on October 28, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)' title='An oil slick is seen floati

Frappée par une sécheresse aggravée par le phénomène climatique El Niño, l'Indonésie lutte depuis des mois contre des feux de forêt.

Frappé par une sécheresse aggravée par le phénomène climatique El Niño, le pays lutte depuis des mois contre des feux de forêt qui, selon l’organisme Nusantara Atlas, ont ravagé plus de 1,9 million d’hectares au cours des neuf premiers mois de l’année.

The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, has appealed to President Tinubu for urgent intervention to clean up pollution from an air crash in Ondo. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-monarch-seeks-tinubus-intervention-over-pollution/

The same month, about 57.8 million people in Indonesia were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, according to a new study.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 &mdash; All pig farms in Kampung Selamat, Tasek Gelugor, have been sending livestock waste to a biog...

En septembre, quelque 57,8 millions de personnes en Indonésie ont respiré un air dont la qualité allait de «malsaine» à «dangereuse».

The Lagos State Government has urged students to promote environmental sustainability by adopting proper waste disposal to tackle pollution and flooding. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-mobilises-students-to-tackle-pollution-flooding/

The report assesses 24 govt. bodies, five of which score ‘zero’ for failing to initiate their assessed commitments; it flags fly-ash leaks, illegal emissions, and hot-water discharge into Ennore Creek

The US power sector could release 42 percent more planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution by 2030 than it did in 2025 as it builds out more fossil fuel infrastructure to meet data center electricity demand, according to a new analysis by the Sierra Club. That would essentially wipe out 15 years of greenhouse gas reductions. CO2 […]

All but one of England's water companies were rated as "poor" or "requiring improvement" for environmental targets.

PASIR GUDANG, Oct 29 &mdash; The Department of Environment (DoE) is investigating Sungai Kim Kim here after receiving re...

VIDÉO - Le week-end dernier, près de 80 coureurs ont sillonné les allées du centre commercial Marina Square à Singapour. En raison de la pollution liée aux incendies en Indonésie, le centre commercial est devenu un refuge pour les coureurs matinaux.

River pollution from industrial effluents indicates state failure

The Ogun State Government has unveiled a lead poisoning assessment report on Ogijo, warning that polluting industrial facilities could be shut down. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-unveils-ogijo-lead-pollution-assessment-report/

The agency had issued a notice to the civic body under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, seeking details of the steps taken to rejuvenate the water body.

Supreme Court had earlier directed the State government to “seal and dismantle” all illegal and unauthorised discharge points into the river, including bypass arrangements, manholes, chambers, pipelines and conduit

En Malaisie, la brume de pollution venue d’Indonésie enveloppe Kuala Lumpur et plusieurs régions du pays. Favorisés par la sécheresse liée à El Niño, les feux de forêt et de tourbières dégradent fortement la qualité de l’air, faisant peser des risques sur la santé des populations, en particulier les plus vulnérables.

<p>Lahore ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with its air quality classified as “hazardous”, according to air quality monitoring platform <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.iqair.com/world-air-quality-ranking"><u>IQAir.</u></a></p> <p>In the past few years, air pollution has become one of th

En Inde, les autorités ont lancé une série de mesures pour lutter contre la pollution atmosphérique à New Delhi. La capitale du pays fait partie des villes à l'air le plus toxique au monde. Et chaque année, la qualité de l'air se détériore encore davantage en hiver, lorsque l'air plus froid retient les polluants près du sol.