![Delhi battles severe AQI, with banned services, online schools, and health warnings as pollution reaches hazardous levels. [Image via NDTV]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fur1ebm4_pollution_160x120_15_November_24-1600x900.webp "fur1ebm4_pollution_160x120_15_November_24")
Delhi Faces Severe AQI: New Restrictions, Schools go Online
News Desk
November 15, 2024
Delhi battles severe AQI, with banned services, online schools, and health warnings as pollution reaches hazardous levels.
Delhi battles severe AQI, with banned services, online schools, and health warnings as pollution reaches hazardous levels.
![Punjab declares smog emergency as Muslims pray for rain; schools close, and strict restrictions imposed across province. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/REDAMT7CCVOYJJAIZ6GKBNU7XA-1600x1067.webp "REDAMT7CCVOYJJAIZ6GKBNU7XA")
Punjab declares smog emergency as Muslims pray for rain; schools close, and strict restrictions imposed across province.
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Pakistan launches its first Climate Finance Strategy to mobilize funds for climate resilience and sustainable development.
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Hazardous smog in Punjab affects 70,000 daily, as mobile clinics reach those in need and schools close to protect children.
![Muhammad Yunus criticizes COP29 talks as a "fish market," where poor nations beg for climate finance to address global issues. [Image via Fortune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184491912.webp "GettyImages-2184491912")
Muhammad Yunus criticizes COP29 talks as a “fish market,” where poor nations beg for climate finance to address global issues.
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COP29 in Baku faces delays and controversy over climate issues. With key absences and trade disputes, will the summit deliver on urgent climate action?
![COP29 sees key climate finance commitment, but challenges remain in securing global climate action and funding. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LYNXMPEKAC0BN_L.webp "LYNXMPEKAC0BN_L")
COP29 sees key climate finance commitment, but challenges remain in securing global climate action and funding.
![Delhi faces 'severe' air pollution, with record AQI levels causing flight disruptions and poor visibility. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/XG4AGDRAHRJNHLJRAG6EU6EH6Q-1600x1163.webp "XG4AGDRAHRJNHLJRAG6EU6EH6Q")
Delhi faces ‘severe’ air pollution, with record AQI levels causing flight disruptions and poor visibility.
کیا موسمیاتی تبدیلیاں پاکستان کے لیے سنگین خطرہ ہیں؟ اور کیا شجرکاری اور صاف توانائی اس کا حل ہیں؟ جانیں تفصیل سے۔
Will COP29 deliver for a burning future? Baku summit focuses on climate finance, adaptation, and bridging the North-South gap.