Pollution

Former vice president Al Gore speaks during a session on Climate Trace, a database that monitors emissions, at the COP29 UN Climate Summit, Friday, 15 November 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: AP via UNB
World+Biz

COP29 reveals world's most polluting cities amid fossil fuel frustration

Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except Texas, which ranks sixth

Traffic passes by on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality was classified as "hazardous" amidst severe air pollution, in New Delhi, India, 14 November 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

India's capital introduces stricter anti pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal

Vehicles ride past on an expressway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2024.Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
South Asia

India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

250 untreated sewage connections polluting Buriganga

Dark clouds hang over the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Environment

Air pollution declined in Europe and China in 2023: UN

Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaking as the chief guest at a meeting held in the ministry's conference room on 29 Aug. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Env adviser calls for measures for eco-friendly construction, pollution prevention

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Pollution tax can help promote clean energy transition

A file photo of Saber Hossain Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Environment

The war against nature must be stopped immediately: Environment minister

Researchers believe that contamination in coffee could come from the beans, water used in brewing, or the soil. Previous studies have identified PFAS in coffee filters, and paper cups or other food packaging commonly contain the chemicals as well. Photo: Collected from web
Health

Study links coffee, eggs, and white rice to elevated PFAS levels in humans

Excessive heavy metals in Kaptai Lake: Researchers
Environment

Excessive heavy metals in Kaptai Lake: Researchers

Representational image. Photo: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Environment

Air pollution linked to nearly 2,000 child deaths a day: Report

Representational image. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: Study

Rivers like Bakkhali in Cox’s Bazar are shrinking by the day as illegal encroachment continues. Such actions are directly linked to our environmental crisis. Photo: TBS
Environment

Call for combating Bakkhali River pollution in Cox’s Bazar