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<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday shifted the second Test between <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2043497">Pakistan and Sri Lanka</a> from Lahore to Rawalpindi amid worsening smog conditions in the Punjab capital.</p> <p>According to an official announcement issued by the PCB, the match, originally scheduled to be played in Lahore from Novemb

Das Zünden von Knallern und Raketen setzt grosse Mengen Feinstaub frei und verschärft die ohnehin horrende Luftverschmutzung in Indien. Dennoch erlaubt das Oberste Gericht das Böllern in der Hauptstadt Delhi – um der Tradition willen.

New Delhi was blanketed by hazy smog Monday after a weekend of Diwali celebrations.

New Delhi, home to over 30 million people, regularly ranks among the world's most polluted areas during winter, with pollution worsening in late October and November.<br><br><br><br>

As Deepavali celebrations continued overnight, X users reported worsening conditions, noting a strong smell of smoke, poor visibility, and breathing difficulties

A thick blanket of smog engulfed Delhi after Deepavali celebrations, with air quality deteriorating sharply across the capital. Several monitoring stations recorded severe pollution levels, with AQI crossing 400 in parts of the city. PM2.5 concentrations also surged to hazardous levels, far exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines.

Air quality in Indian capital reaches severe levels, posing heightened health risks for more than 30 million residents.

New Delhi woke up to thick smog after Diwali celebrations saw fireworks light up the city overnight.

Delhi’s air quality plunged to the edge of the “severe” category on Monday as post-Deepavali pollution surged, with AQI readings above 400 across the capital and smog spreading to Mumbai, Lucknow and other major cities.

The Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) has forecast that Delhi's air quality is likely to slip into the 'severe' category from November 9 and remain there for the subsequent few days

Wildfires in Indonesia are blanketing the country and other southeast Asian nations in toxic smog, prompting widespread protests.

Die Waldbrände in Indonesien sorgen für Smog in den Städten – nicht nur in Indonesien, sondern auch bei den Nachbarn. Sie werden zunehmend zum politischen Problem.

<p>LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Wednesday morning as smog thickened over the city with the onset of colder weather.</p> <p>In the past few years, air pollution has become one of the most pressing public health and environmental crises facing Pakistan. Various <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1871112/government-advises-p

More than 300,000 people in seven provinces were laid low by respiratory tract infections from August to October, Indonesia's health ministry says.

El indómito pueblo guachichil fue uno de los combatientes más implacables contra el dominio español en el norte del país durante la naciente colonia. A finales del siglo XVI se logró un acuerdo de paz con el virreinato de la Nueva España, que fue traicionado posteriormente mediante la persecución, el hostigamiento a su lengua y la venta como esclavos de much