The growing scourge of plastic pollution
The growing scourge of plastic pollution

Nations could agree in December on a world-first treaty to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the environment which, if nothing is done, is forecast to triple by 2060, reports BSS. How did we get here? And what are the impacts on the environment and the climate? Plastic boom Global...

Dhaka ranks third amongst cities with worst air
Dhaka ranks third amongst cities with worst air

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 3rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an Air Quality Index score of 182 at 9:00am on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. For the third consecutive day, Dhaka air was classified as unhealthy, according to the AQI index....

Air quality: Dhaka among worst worldwide
Air quality: Dhaka among worst worldwide

Today, Monday, Dhakas air quality is rated as unhealthy. At 9:23 AM, the city ranked fifth among 121 global cities, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161, indicating conditions harmful to sensitive groups. Lahore, Pakistan, topped the pollution rankings with a staggering score of 545,...