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Tobacco use in South-East Asia declines
South-East Asia has achieved the fastest rate of decline in tobacco use among any other region in the world in 20 years, sustaining tobacco…
Dirty Kathmandu air gets dirtier
Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEKathmandu’s air quality has just got considerably worse, not just because of dirtier air, but because the World…
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…
One Atmosphere
When we reduce air pollution, we reduce the impact of climate change
Toxic bubble
Pic: BIKRAM RAIKathmandu is the centre of everything in Nepal: power, administration, public education, tourism, hospitals. Till the late 1970s,…
How to clean up Kathmandu’s air
We just need the political will to push solutions through
#BeatAirPollution
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…