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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)

Documents / Websites

A Discursive Concern on Pollution in Kathmandu Valley and ItsConsequences, by Raj Kumar Gurung. Cotemporary Research 7:1,100-116 (2024)




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