17 new high-tech, low emission buses begin services in Kathmandu
Kathmandu : A fleet of 17 new high-tech, low-emission buses to help reduce congestion and pollution in the capital has been rolled out in...
Rupani villagers complain of polluted water supply
Rajbiraj, Saptari : Local people of Rupani Rural Municipality-6 in Saptari have complained that they are forced to drink polutaed water supplied by the...
Drugged waters – how modern medicine is turning into an environmental curse
The aquatic and human health consequences of pharmaceutical drugs entering the environment through wastewater treatment plants is not yet well understood.
As the world’s population expands...
KMC forms five-member committee to manage valley’s garbage
Kathmandu : The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has formed a five-member study committee to seek a permanent solution to the management of garbage generated from...
KMC collects over Rs 500,000 fine from those throwing garbage haphazardly
Kathmandu : The Kathmandu Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has collected more than Rs 500,000 in penalty from those throwing garbage in a haphazard manner in...
Dark side of Itahari’s Green city
Itahari -- Even as the landfill site of Dhankuta district is turned into beautiful touristic site, Itahari, the self-declared 'green city' of the same province,...
Sisdole landfill site packed; garbage collection after a week
Kathmandu : Owing to packed Sisdole landfill site, it will take some more days for Kathmandu Metropolitan city to collect the garbage from the...
88% water sources in Bhaktapur polluted
Bhaktapur : Coliform bacteria are found in 88 per cent of the water sources in Bhaktapur.
This information was shared at a news conference organised...
‘Delhi-NCR’s comprehensive clean air action plan is floundering’
Kathmandu-- In 2015, India announced new emission norms for thermal power plants across India and deadline for meeting the norms is December 2019.
A new...
‘Harness data to track air pollution’
Kathmandu- Data should be available in the common platform and be utilized towards achieving a common goal of clean air, stakeholders have said.
At a...
