The report reveals that air pollution is now the leading cause of death and disability in Nepal. It not only hampers public health but also undermines key sectors such as tourism and aviation, while ...

Air pollution is the leading cause of death and disability in Nepal, with the Kathmandu Valley and Terai identified as the country’s pollution hotspots, according to a new World Bank report released ...

In a bid to minimise air pollution caused by vehicles, the government has implemented the Euro VI European emission standards ...

Air pollution is now Nepal’s biggest health threat, causing 26,000 deaths and slashing life expectancy by 3.4 years. #NepalAir #ToxicAir ...

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

The Himalayan Nation's Ministry of Health reports that air pollution causes 42,000 deaths in Nepal annually 19 per cent of which are children under five and 27 per cent are individuals over 70.

Kathmandu Valley and Terai named chronic hotspots as toxic air triggers 26,000 premature deaths and drains over 6 % of ...

Nepal air pollution: Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Prakash Budhathoki urged vulnerable groups — children, elderly, pregnant women and individuals with respiratory ...

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 ...

The data indicates that air pollution has decreased the life expectancy of Nepalis by 4.1%. Nepal's air quality is far worse than the World Health Organization's safe air standards, making this a ...

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.