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Hefty fines fail to deter polluting vehicles
Kathmandu's drivers would rather pay hefty fines than get an emission test for Rs35
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…
Onset of winter leads to flight delays
Photo: RUPA JOSHIWith domestic and international flights now near pre-Covid levels, and the onset of winter means Kathmandu airport is once more…
Pokhara’s shrinking Phewa Lake
Pokhara on a clear autumn day. All photos: KRISHNA MANI BARALThe once pristine Phewa Lake that used to reflect the majestic Annapurnas and…
While the forests are burning
Nepal continues to face a series of forest fire incidents
Nepal's smoky mountains
A series of photographs of Kathmandu Valley taken by Abhushan Gautam on 10 May 2020, and on 6 April 2021 from the same spot in Chobar at the…
Thick haze adds to Nepal Covid-19 woes
Thousands of revellers thronged to Kathmandu's Darbar Square on Sunday to celebrate Phau Purnima ignoring warnings of a possible second Covid-19…
Nepal is going up in smoke
Wildfires lead to hazardous air quality for third straight day, with no end in sight
Wildfires in Nepal cause air quality to plummet
Smoke from wildfires was thick enough to nearly block out the sun in Kathmandu. Photos: KUNDA DIXITKathmandu Valley endured one of the worst air…
Central Nepal engulfed in smoke
Haze shrouds Bhaktapur on Monday afternoon as smoke from fires in Chitwan engulfed Kathmandu Valley and Central Nepal. Photo: AMIT…
Too little, too much, or too polluted
All photos: KARUN DEWANWhen NASA explores other planets, the test of whether there is life, is to detect the presence of water. Here on Earth,…
A green city is a smart city
For those growing up in the 1980s in Kathmandu, the 'Green Belt' became a familiar term as poplars rose up along the Ring Road. Over the years,…
How transboundary haze affects Nepal
A NASA satellite image showing Central Nepal's river valleys and how they act as funnels for pollution from the Indian plains to travel up to…
Polluted politics
Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEAlong with poor quality of education, unaffordable healthcare, lack of safe drinking water, crumbling infrastructure,…
Breathing is hazardous to health
https://youtu.be/0E0s-5VtGU4Rekha Thapa of Dailekh, in far western Nepal had a job in Kathmandu after graduation, but she was not able to join.…
Turning green policies into greenbacks
Photo: KUNDA DIXITAlthough the Nepal budget this year cut tax breaks for electric vehicles and did not acknowledge a green path to post-COVID…
Nepali ultra-marathoner’s anti-litter drive
One of the best and nearest hiking trails from Kathmandu is the Champadevi-Chandragiri walk – it offers a splendid view of the Himalaya as well…
Designed and made in Nepal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-JBl5KtybQ&t=32sAshim Pandey, 30, used to be fascinated with motorcycles while growing up in Kathmandu. He…
Pollution bad for children: UNICEF
Plume of pollution headed our way from Northern India seen in this NASA satellite image taken this week. Smoke is mostly from stubble…
Where is the monsoon this year?
Pic: MONIKA DEUPALAIn January 2018, Cape Town faced the possibility of executing a ‘Day Zero’ water plan: the city’s residents would have to…
Air pollution is more dangerous than smoking
Despite public awareness and relentless media coverage, Kathmandu’s air quality has worsened in the past two years. But public outrage does not…
Bad Air
Pic: MONICA DEUPALAA public perception survey among Kathmandu Valley residents conducted last year shows near unanimous agreement that pollution…
Green sticker = green light to pollute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Sv3a2LjxoVehicle owners in Kathmandu need to pass an annual emission test, but many just buy Green Stickers…
Solution to pollution
Air quality across Nepal has been deteriorating over the years. The average PM2.5 (concentration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns) in…