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KMC
to start random emission tests from next week :
Besides four-wheelers, motorcycles and scooters will
also be tested. First-time offenders will face a
fine of up to Rs1,000, according to officials,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/12/2024)
Elephant
in the room : Before blaming other countries for
foul air, we in Nepal should look to clean up our
own act (kp 20/12/2024)
Valley’s
worsening pollution puts children at grave risk :
Doctors urge better mask use, warn against scooter
commutes to school as respiratory illnesses among
small children rises sharply (kp 18/12/2024)
KMC
to launch awareness drive on air pollution : The
city office has also started installing portable air
quality monitoring devices in various locations
(kp 12/12/2024)
Khurkot
Majhi community turns plastic waste into opportunity,
by Larisha Dhakal and Manisha Bhattarai, ae
12/12/2024)
Experts
urge multi-dimensional approach to tackle light
pollution (kh 11/12/2024)
Device
measuring air
pollution to
be installed
in 18 places
of KMC (rn
10/12/2024)
Kathmandu
ranked as 11th
most polluted
city (kh
28/11/2024), Enforce
New Vehicle
Standards
Without Delay
(rep
28/11/2024)
Road
fumes and
construction
dust driving
Nepal’s air
quality
decline :
Studies show
polluted air
is shortening
Nepali lives
by almost five
years, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
28/11/2024)
Region
to worry : The
growing
problem of air
pollution
calls for
close
cooperation
between actors
at home and
near abroad
(kp
20/11/2024)
It
ends with us:
Plastic
pollution,
human actions
and its peril,
by Sapana
Sharma,
Heemani Mukhia
& Pratik
Bajracharya
(ae
18/11/2024)
Kathmandu
Valley’s air
quality drops
as stubble
burning starts
in India and
Nepal :
Officials call
for collective
efforts to
tackle air
pollution.
Meteorologists
say air
quality could
start
improving from
Friday if wind
conditions
change, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
15/11/2024), Kathmandu’s
air quality
shows slight
improvement,
ranks eighth
most polluted
city in world
(rep
15/11/2024)
The
silent danger
of lead : One
in three urban
Nepali
children have
dangerously
high blood
lead levels,
by Chandra
Kishore (nt
08/11/2024)
Tackle
it now : The
problem of air
pollution is
too serious
and too urgent
to put off for
another day
(kp
25/10/2024)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan
City to crack
down on
polluting
vehicles :
Officials say
they will soon
start random
emission
testing on the
road in
coordination
with traffic
police and the
environment
department
(kp
23/10/2024)
Local
levels in
Banke and
Kailali ban
use of plastic
flowers
(rep
22/10/2024)
Bad
air and
polluted
politics :
Political
resolve to
improve air
quality will
add 3-5 years
to the lives
of Nepalis,
by Sonia Awale
(nt
30/08/2024)
Air
pollution and
public health:
From evidence
to action,
by Jhabindra
Bhandari (ht
23/09/2024)
Nepal
ranks as the
third
most-polluted
country in the
world, by
Shree Ram
Subedi (rep
30/08/2024)
Nearly
60 percent of
drinking water
in Lalitpur
district
contaminated
with deadly
microbes :
Kathmandu
Upatyaka
Khanepani
Limited, the
water supply
agency, urges
the public to
boil water
properly
before
drinking
(kp
10/08/2024)
Continuous
rain improves
Kathmandu's
air quality
significantly
(rep
04/08/2024)
Kathmandu
metropolis to
monitor the
city’s air
quality on its
own : It has
received 17
portable air
quality
monitoring
sensors, which
are being
calibrated
with ground
stations
operating in
the Capital
(kp
02/08/2024)
Open
burning of
plastic waste
poses threat
to air quality
and health (rep
01/08/2024)
Faecal
coliform found
in drinking
water at
cholera-hit
Lalitpur drugs
rehab centre :
After four
persons from
the rehab
tested
positive
earlier this
week.
Officials urge
proper
purification,
storage and
safe handling
of drinking
water, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
27/07/2024)
KMC
launches river
cleaning drive
amid
persistent
pollution
challenges
(kh
23/06/2024)
Government
registers
water resource
bill with
stringent
action against
polluters :
The bill
proposes those
polluting
water
resources will
face
prosecution in
the district
courts (kp
20/06/2024)
Pollution
and frail lungs : Rising air pollution resulting
from factors like wildfires and emissions are
exacting a huge toll on children, by Aruna
Bijukchhe (ae 03/06/2024)
Kathmandu
continues to remain in list of world’s 10 most
polluted cities (rep 31/05/2024)
Burdens
of bad air : While we do well in air quality
monitoring, there is a gap in our mitigation
measures (kp 23/05/2024), An
unbreathable future for children : The effect of
air pollution on children and their families
goes beyond health, by Ayush Joshi and Arun
Rai (kp 23/05/2024)
Necessity
To Improve Air Quality, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 21/05/2024)
No
caution even as toxic air takes heavy toll on
public health : Pollution shaving 6.7 years off
the lives of people residing in Siraha, and 6.2
years in Saptari and Rupandehi districts, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 18/05/2024) [Inaction
by a completely incompetent government
that only cares about political power
struggles!]
Can
Surgical Mask Save Us From Pollution?, by
Sandesh Karki (rn 13/05/2024)
Kathmandu
Valley's air pollution decreases (rep
12/05/2024)
Kathmandu
Valley's Battle Against Air Pollution, by
Hasana Shrestha (rn 10/05/2024)
Kathmandu’s
air quality plummets : Named second most
polluted city today (kh 05/05/2024)
Unbreathable
: The government has failed to provide people
with clean air, depriving them of a basic human
right (kp 03/05/2024), Kathmandu's
pollution at hazardous level, tops chart of
world’s most polluted cities (rep
03/05/2024), Save
Environment For Health Of All, by Lok Deep
Thapa (rn 03/05/2024)
Kathmandu
ranks as world’s most polluted city : Air
quality data reveals alarming PM2.5 levels
(kh 30/04/2024)
Toxic
air is giving young children asthma : Doctors
say it could damage lungs, and urge prompt
medical attention for symptoms like shortness of
breath, wheezing, by Arjun Poudel (kp
29/04/2024)
Kathmandu
tops list of most polluted cities worldwide
(kh 28/04/2024)
These
are the ten most polluted cities globally,
Kathmandu ranks second (kh 14/04/2024)
Air
pollution reaches year’s peak, likely to worsen
with uncontrolled wildfires (kh 10/04/2024)
Saving
Kathmandu from pollution (rep 10/04/2024), Kathmandu tops
global rankings as most polluted city (kh
10/04/2024)
Kathmandu
tops as the world's most polluted city in terms
of AQI (rep 09/04/2024), Kathmandu
tops as world's most polluted city in terms of
AQI (ae 09/04/2024), Kathmandu
Valley’s toxic air exacerbates respiratory
illness : With air quality deteriorating,
experts warn of heightened risk of infection
from viruses including the coronavirus, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 10/04/2024) [And the RPP is making the situation even
worse by blocking numerous roads with its
nonsensical demonstration and driving up vehicle
emissions!]
Nepal
Army to collect 10 tons trash from the Everest
region (kh 08/04/2024)
Air
pollution in Kathmandu: Ratna Park’s air quality
among the worst (kh 08/04/2024), Kathmandu's
air pollution ranks third worst globally, urgent
safety measures advised (rep 08/04/2024), Kathmandu ranked
third most polluted city worldwide, urgent need
to contain wildfires (kh 08/04/2024)
Nepal’s
air quality shows signs of improvement (kh
04/04/2024)
Kathmandu
ranks second most polluted city worldwide
(kh 04/04/2024)
World
Water Day 2024: When will Kathmanduites witness
clean rivers in the Capital? (kh 22/03/2024)
Kathmandu
among top three most polluted cities for air
quality (kh 28/02/2024)
Kathmandu
ranks fourth most polluted city worldwide
(kh 20/02/2024)
Air
pollution responsible for premature births, low
weight : Neonatal deaths have not declined in
the past five years, according to a study,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/02/2024)
As
air in Kathmandu Valley deteriorates to
hazardous level, patients of respiratory illness
rise ; A low-pressure system formed in the west
caused cloudy conditions throughout the country
on Wednesday, by Arjun Poudel (kp
15/02/2024)
Winter
rainfall shortage raises concerns over
escalating pollution crisis (rep 15/02/2024)
A
big threat to the farm sector, by Lakshya
Deep Devkota (ae 15/02/2024)
Kathmandu
Valley Air Pollution Turning Heaven into Hell,
by Madhav Karki (rep 11/02/2024)
Kathmandu
ranks seventh among the world’s most polluted
cities : Bhaktapur records PM2.5 levels of 292
micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3), a whopping
48.5 times higher than the WHO guideline (kh
31/01/2024)
Kathmandu
ranks seventh among most polluted cities
globally (kh 18/01/2024)
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