Likuwapokhari VDC declared Indoor Smoke-Free VDC
Likuwapokhari VDC in Khotang district has been declared the Indoor Smoke-Free VDC. The announcement was made after Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) were installed in all 452 households of the VDC. With
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Air Quality Life Index (AQLI): annual update 2023
Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world’s most polluted regions, according to a report which flagged the growing burden of hazardous
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Air pollution measurement centre in Chitwan
An air pollution measurement centre has been established in Chitwan under the collaboration of ICIMOD and Nepal National Nature Conservation Trust. Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Agni Prasad
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Pollution threatening Pokhara
With increasing urbanisation and pressure of vehicles, the tourist destination of Pokhara and its thriving tourism industry are likely to hit hard by air pollution. This was the upshot of tests carried
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Low-emission buses operate in Kathmandu to tackle pollution
A fleet of 17 new low-emission and high-tech buses started operation in Nepal's Kathmandu on Tuesday to help reduce congestion and pollution in the capital. The initiative is part of the Kathmandu Sustainable
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Illegal crusher industries to be closed in Biratnagar
The District Administration Office (DAO), Morang has warned of closing down the crusher industries operating illegally near the different rivers in Biratnagar district. Organising a press conference here
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Industrial pollution at Gallamani irks locals
SIDDHARTHANAGAR: Locals in Gallamani area have been badly affected due to the carbon and other pollutants spewed by a factory in the settlement. Local residents allege that the Honey Food Products Private
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Deteriorating Air Quality In Kathmandu Valley : Narayan Babu Dhital
Air quality in the Kathmandu Valley has been deteriorating continuously, particularly in the last two decades. And air pollution has imposed huge costs on the society and the environment. Consequently,
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20,000 new biogas units to change people’s lives in the Terai Arc
WWF Nepal and the Government of Nepal’s Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to launch the second phase of the WWF Nepal Gold Standard Biogas VER Project.
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Air polluted in mornings, evenings
KATHMANDU, OCT 01 - Going out for a stroll in the mornings and evenings may seem fatal as the Valley air possesses high level of toxic particles particularly during these times, a government report said.
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Initiative to reduce air pollution
The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers is set to launch an initiative to reduce air pollution at the Lumbini World Heritage Site. A high-level meeting held under Bhola Prasad Siwakoti,
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Ministry plans to launch 'green' vehicle policy
KATHMANDU: If things go as per the government’s plan, commuters will be able to ride on bigger and wider green or environment friendly electric vehicles from this year. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
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Air pollution tanks South Asia’s cities in liveability rankings
South Asian cities have fallen lower in a ranking of the world’s most liveable cities due to the deteriorating quality of air. Nepal capital Kathmandu fell two positions to 129th place while Dhaka dropped
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Valley’s air quality degrading
The deteriorating air quality of Kathmandu Valley has started manifesting in public health. Health officials say cases of pulmonary diseases has shot up in the recent time, and air pollution is one of
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Household energy, health, and climate: the Kerosene Story
Presentation by Kirk R. Smith, University of California-Berkeley and Nicholas Lam, University of Illinois-Urbana at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi,
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Lumbini – The birthplace of Buddha in Nepal faces serious threat from pollution
As per recent data collected from air quality monitoring stations in five places across the country show the historic site has become highly polluted. New Delhi: Experts warned that Lumbini, the birthplace
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Over 50 Percent of the World Breathes in Toxic Air
Everyone needs clean air to survive, yet somehow it is not an internationally recognized human right. That probably has something to do with the fact that over half of the world’s population live in areas
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Valley on the verge of choking with air pollution
Health experts have warned that the Kathmandu Valley could turn into a city of cardiac and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in next five years if nothing is done immediately to curb air pollution.
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Air quality management action plan for Kathmandu Valley
The action plan proposes an Integrated Urban Air Quality Management Framework to keep check on air quality of the Kathmandu Valley, a separate strategy on assessment of impact of air pollution on environment,