Dorje Lakpa north of Bhaktapur.A change in wind direction on Tuesday blew away thick smoke from farm fires and industrial pollution from north…
Smoke from wildfires was thick enough to nearly block out the sun in Kathmandu. Photos: KUNDA DIXITKathmandu Valley endured one of the worst air…
Despite public awareness and relentless media coverage, Kathmandu’s air quality has worsened in the past two years. But public outrage does not…
Pic: MONICA DEUPALAA public perception survey among Kathmandu Valley residents conducted last year shows near unanimous agreement that pollution…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Sv3a2LjxoVehicle owners in Kathmandu need to pass an annual emission test, but many just buy Green Stickers…
Air quality across Nepal has been deteriorating over the years. The average PM2.5 (concentration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns) in…
When we reduce air pollution, we reduce the impact of climate change
Pic: BIKRAM RAIKathmandu is the centre of everything in Nepal: power, administration, public education, tourism, hospitals. Till the late 1970s,…
We just need the political will to push solutions through
Pic: BIKRAM RAIThe theme of World Environment Day 2019 on Wednesday 5 June is air pollution, and how to reduce it. This is not just a health…
NEW DELHI – A diplomat friend returning home after less than three years’ service in India, was asked at his exit medical examination how many…
