Tag: #air pollution
Articles tagged with #air pollution
Cleaning up the Himalayan airshed
Pollution from North India and Pakistan clouds the sky over Nepal worsening health risk and melting ice caps
Air pollution killing season starts early
Dirty air kills 41,000 Nepalis a year, this winter will be no different
What is invisible is more dangerous
Kathmandu Valley’s air is not polluted, it is poisonous
No smoke without fire
Due to smoke from wildfires, Kathmandu once more holds the dubious distinction of the capital with worst air quality
Transforming transport in Nepal
Decarbonisation targets include phasing out fossil vehicles to reduce urban air pollution and improve energy security
The public in public transport
The state of democracy can be measured by the quality of a country's bus system
Bad air and polluted politics
Political resolve to improve air quality will add 3-5 years to the lives of Nepalis
The politics of pollution
Air pollution does not respect national boundaries, neither should the solution to it
Charging Nepal
If the new budget is any indication, there is a zero chance Nepal will meet its net zero target
Smoke Screen
Climate breakdown is not the only reason for this year's unprecedented wildfires across Nepal
Going up in smoke
The smoke blanketing Nepal this week is not just from forest fires but also burning wheat stalk after harvest
EV year २०८१
The next budget must proactively promote battery-powered vehicles to slash Nepal’s petroleum import and improve air quality
Breathing kills, even indoors
Household air pollution is a silent killer in Nepal, disproportionately affecting women and children
Cleaner air, longer lives
Air pollution is reducing the lifespan of Nepalis, and we know how to clean it up
Epicentre of pollution
Shocking fact: Polluted air reduces life expectancy by up to 4 years in Kathmandu and 6.5 years in the Tarai
Cleaner Air = Longer Lives
Air pollution reduces lifespans, and people in South Asia are the most affected
Why is the air in Bhaktapur so bad?
Brick kilns, heavy highway traffic and prevailing winds make air quality the dirtiest in Kathmandu Valley
Hefty fines fail to deter polluting vehicles
Kathmandu's drivers would rather pay hefty fines than get an emission test for Rs35
Kathmandu's toxic trash
Open garbage burning is reducing the lifespan of Nepalis
WARNING: Breathing is hazardous to health
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVETwo studies published this week show that the air in Kathmandu is even more hazardous to health than…
Dirty snow defrosts Nepal’s mountains
Soot and dust particles from pollution that settle on the Khumbu Glacier makes it melt faster. Photo: EELUM DIXIT.Fine suspended particles in…
Things are up in the air in Nepal
Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIEveryone in Kathmandu knows we breathe some of the dirtiest air in the world. As if we needed any more proof, a new study…
‘Nepal must scrap old diesel vehicles’
Morning rush hour at the congested Koteswor intersection in Kathmandu. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIThe rapidly deteriorating air quality in Nepal…
Breathing can kill you
Vehicles are one of the biggest emitters of PM2.5 and other pollutants in Kathmandu. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIIt is that time of the year again…