Lahore: Authorities planning artificial rain to tackle pollution, smog

The Punjab government has established a working group to spearhead the implementation of an artificial rain project to deal with the problem of smog and pollution in Pakistan's Lahore city.

UN agencies join forces against environmental risks that cause 12.6 million deaths a year

New York, June 1 (IBNS): Two United Nations agencies are combining their expertise to counter the growing threat of extreme weather, climate change and air pollution, which cause more than 12.6 million deaths a year, it was announced on Thursday.

Pollution kills as many people as cancer does, UN’s new environment chief warns

New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): The new head of the United Nations environment agency on Tuesday laid out key issues facing the international community on environmental issues, including pollution as well as the linkages among the environment, wars and conflicts, and migration.