Pakistan Flood Survivors Rebuild

Pakistan’s Flood Survivors Rebuild with Limited Resources, But Time is Running Out

As this year’s monsoon rains fade and winter approaches, 80-year-old Resham Bibi is in a desperate race to fortify her crumbling mud home before the next storm comes. In the flood-wrecked town of Badin, she dives into a murky pond...
delhi air pollution

India’s AQI Hits New Highs: Toxic Haze Envelops Delhi as Air Quality Plummets to Hazardous Levels, Affecting Daily Life and Travel

A thick, toxic haze blanketed India’s capital on Wednesday, causing alarm as pollution levels surged and temperatures dropped. The Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to unprecedented highs, pushing Delhi to the top of the world’s most polluted cities list, surpassing...
United Nations climate change conference COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan

Taliban Officials Set to Attend COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan, Marking First High-Profile UN Event Participation Since 2021 Takeover

Amid Ongoing Human Rights Controversies, Afghan Officials Hope for Progress in Addressing Climate Crisis Challenges In a rare diplomatic move since taking power in 2021, Afghan Taliban officials are set to attend the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit in Baku,...
Air Pollution in Pakistan

Pakistan Declares Public Health Emergency as Lahore’s Air Quality Reaches Critical Levels: Schools Closed, Work-from-Home Mandates Issued

The air quality crisis in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, reached unprecedented levels on Sunday, with the provincial government taking immediate action. The city recorded its highest air pollution reading of 1,900 on Saturday near the Pakistan-India border, securing Lahore the...
Male-Maldives

Singaporean Student Dies in Maldives During School Expedition, SJI International Mourns Loss

A school trip intended to promote environmental research and resilience building ended in tragedy as 15-year-old Jenna Chan, a Grade 9 student from St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI) International in Singapore, died in a tragic accident in the Maldives. Jenna was...
Kashmir, India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Reaffirms Stance on Article 370, Rejects Calls for Restoring Kashmir’s Partial Autonomy

In a spirited address at an election rally in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi firmly stood by his government’s 2019 decision to revoke the partial autonomy granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian...
Dengue

Bangladesh Battles a Year-Round Surge in Dengue Cases as Climate Change Fuels Mosquito-Borne Crisis

Bangladesh is grappling with an unprecedented surge in dengue fever cases, transforming what was once a seasonal illness into a year-round crisis. Climate change and urbanization have created favorable breeding grounds for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, responsible for spreading dengue,...
Air Pollution in Pakistan

Air Pollution Crisis in Pakistan Hits Record Levels, Threatens Public Health and Livelihoods

Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, has reached a grim milestone in air pollution, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting an unprecedented 1,067 on Saturday. For comparison, any AQI reading above 300 is considered “hazardous” for human health. The scale of...
Amit Shah

India Denies Canadian Allegations Against Home Minister Amit Shah in Khalistan Targeting Plot, Warns of Diplomatic Fallout

India and Canada reached new heights this week as India fiercely denied allegations from Canada implicating Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a plot to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil. The accusation centers around the controversial Khalistan movement, a...
Kashmir, India

Suspected Militants Kill Six Construction Workers and Doctor in Deadly Kashmir Attack

A suspected militant attack in the restive Himalayan region of Kashmir has left six construction workers and a doctor dead, while five others were seriously wounded. The attack occurred late on Sunday in the Ganderbal district, targeting a camp housing...
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