90% of plastic polluting our oceans comes from just 10 rivers
Over the last decade we have become increasingly alarmed at the amount of plastic in our oceans.
More than 8 million tons of it ends...
New Delhi is world’s most polluted city: WHO report
Kathmandu- New Delhi remains the most polluted city in the world, World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report released on Tuesday.
WHO compiled air quality...
Dust pollution is choking the city
These days, residents of Kalanki-Nagdhunga road section, are finding it difficult to breathe. The air in the area is heavy with dust due to...
Plastic menace
The Earth Day was marked across the country on Sunday raising awareness about the need to end the use of plastic bags which have...
China environment ministry warns of ‘stalemate’ in war on smog
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s war on pollution is at risk of reaching a “stalemate”, with poor weather conditions undermining the country’s efforts to reduce...
Air pollution linked to 6.1m global deaths
The report, State of Global Air 2018, suggests that exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to as many as 6.1 million premature...
‘Aargh, it’s so dusty!’
"I am annoyed. I don’t want to live in this dusty place,” said four-year-old Aarohi Adhikari of Hetauda.
Aarohi complained this after she felt difficulty...
Govt steps up efforts to control air pollution
Kathmandu- A team of government inspectors have found that 32 industries failed to meet environmental standards for controlling air pollution, according to Department of...
Environmentalists ask: Is India’s government making bad air worse?
As northern India is swallowed by an epic smog cloud, critics say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s business-friendly policies are exacerbating the problem.
By Jeffrey...
Zigzag brick kilns could reduce pollution, say experts
However, brick manufacturers think that adopting other forms of kiln technology could reduce the brick quality and overall productivity.
Hakahaki Report
Kathmandu, February 16: Brick...
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