With expanding cities, rising housing demand, and large-scale infrastructure projects, India is witnessing one of the world’s fastest construction booms. Under the government’s urban housing scheme, ...

LAHORE: With an aim to reduce environmental pollution, the Punjab government has decided to launch a four-year programme to convert brick kilns to ZigZag technology. The programme will be launched ...

Brick kilns are one of the leading sources of air pollution in Bangladesh emitting carbon dioxide, particulate matter, and other pollutants. The Government of Bangladesh has recognized in its ...

ISLAMABAD: A cooperative housing society has approached the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench, seeking action against the continued operation of polluting brick kilns in its vicinity, alleging ...

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture, Azma Bokhari, has said that the United States Congress has openly appreciated the eco-friendly reforms introduced by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam ...

Soot particles emitted from Kathmandu brick kilns contribute at least 40 per cent to the Valley’s air pollution in winter, and this is not just a health hazard but also hastens Himalayan glacial ...

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench has directed the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take strict legal action against brick kilns operating in violation of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bilawal Bhatti and Maqbool Ahmed In Pakistan, families are forced to make over 1,500 bricks a day to repay loans from the kiln ...

With growing complaints of environmental pollution caused by brick kilns, the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) conducted personal hearings with kiln owners in Hyderabad on Thursday.