Buddhist monks perform a ritual during a tribute ceremony for the Yala Glacier in Langtang Valley, Nepal, on May 12, to mark ...

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground. The process, ...

A World Bank report has found air pollution to be the number one risk factor for death and disability in Nepal. Air pollution ...

Filthy air cuts life expectancy by 3.4 years, and causes around 26,000 premature deaths annually, according to a World Bank ...

Air pollution has emerged as the leading health hazard for death and disability in Nepal, with the Kathmandu Valley and the ...

KATHMANDU, June 17, 2025—Air pollution is the number one risk factor for death and disability in Nepal. Single-sector solutions are not sufficient to meet any clean air target. Public policy and ...

Kathmandu, June 17 (EFE).- Air pollution has become the leading risk factor for death and disability in Nepal, surpassing malnutrition and tobacco, according to a new World Bank report.

Construction The startup helping rebuild Nepal, one eco-brick at a time. Build Up Nepal's bricks promise to address major source of pollution, CO2 ...

A dry winter is intensifying wildfires in Nepal, experts said Wednesday, as the capital Kathmandu continued to suffer from hazardous air quality that ranks it among the most polluted cities ...

In a quiet corner of southern Nepal, a small women-run factory is driving a growing movement to replace conventional menstrual pads with biodegradable alternatives – part of grass roots efforts ...

04/12/2025 April 12, 2025. Pollution levels are spiking in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, leaving its residents with air quality worse than any other city in the world.

But Nepal's air pollution troubles stretch far beyond its capital. Many regions in Nepal's south and east have also become unhealthy, AQI data shows. "The primary cause of the recent rise in air ...