A thick, grey smog has blanketed Kathmandu Valley and much of Nepal, turning the air acrid and the sky an unnatural shade of ...

As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for ...

As air quality in Kathmandu hit the hazardous or extremely hazardous category this week, new ICIMOD analysis shows that high ...

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has urged people to take precautions as air pollution levels continue to remain ...

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Prakash Budhathoki urged vulnerable groups — children, elderly, ...

Children, elderly citizens, pregnant women, and those with chronic illnesses have been advised to take mandatory precautions.

Environment expert Bhusan Tuladhar underlined the urgency of declaring a health emergency along with massive public awareness ...

Air pollution is connected to an estimated 42,000 deaths annually in Nepal. Disturbingly, 19% of these deaths occur in children under the age of five, while 27% are among people over 70.

According to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) office, some international flights have also been delayed. The ...

As Nepal chokes due to several incidents of forest fire, the number of burn cases has risen alarmingly in hospitals treating ...

Kathmandu Valley ranked the world’s most polluted city on Monday afternoon, with PM2.5 levels reaching 365 micrograms per ...

Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, along with other parts of the country, is currently experiencing dangerously high levels of air pollution, posing significant health risks for both residents and ...