Hefty fines fail to deter polluting vehicles
Kathmandu's drivers would rather pay hefty fines than get an emission test for Rs35
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Breathing can kill you
It is that time of the year again when smog makes Kathmandu’s air hazardous to health. Hospitals are swamped not with Covid, but COPD...
Onset of winter leads to flight delays
With domestic and international flights now near pre-Covid levels, and the onset of winter means Kathmandu airport is once more living up...
Pokhara’s shrinking Phewa Lake
The once pristine Phewa Lake that used to reflect the majestic Annapurnas and Machhapuchre is shrinking, depriving Pokhara of its main attraction.Siltation from the...
While the forests are burning
Nepal continues to face a series of forest fire incidents
Nepal's smoky mountains
A series of photographs of Kathmandu Valley taken by Abhushan Gautam on 10 May 2020, and on 6 April 2021 from the...
Thick haze adds to Nepal Covid-19 woes
After a year of living in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nepalis were bracing themselves for a second wave from India,...
Nepal is going up in smoke
Wildfires lead to hazardous air quality for third straight day, with no end in sight
Wildfires in Nepal cause air quality to plummet
Kathmandu Valley endured one of the worst air quality in recent years on Friday as wildfires fanned by strong winds scorched forests...
Central Nepal engulfed in smoke
Kathmandu Valley and Central Nepal was engulfed in thick haze on Monday afternoon as prevailing winds whipped up fires in Chitwan and...
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