Thirteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, according to the World Air Quality Report for 2024 released by ...

Byrnihat in Meghalaya topping the list. The high level of pollution in Byrnihat, a town on the Meghalaya-Assam border, is due to emissions from local factories, including distilleries, iron ...

Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog ...

The report said India saw a 7 per cent decline in PM2.5 concentrations in 2024, averaging 50.6 micrograms per cubic metre, ...

Bangladesh was the world’s second most polluted country in 2024, with average smog levels exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines by more than 15 times, according to data compiled by ...

Nearly the entire world is breathing dirty air, as a shocking map reveals that just 17 per cent of the world's cities meet ...

Chad in central Africa is the world’s most polluted country, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, ...

Fewer than one in five global cities met World Health Organization air pollution standards in 2024 with Central and South ...

Bangladesh recorded an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 78.0 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), ranking second after Chad among 138 countries and territories ...

The 2024 World Air Quality Report has been released and for the sixth consecutive year, New Delhi has been named as the world ...

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

All but one of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities last year were in Asia, a new study shows. The majority of these ...