Garbage, sewage killing rivers in Dhangadhi
Dhangadi-- Mohana River that flows along the Nepal-India border is getting polluted day by day.
Only garbage is not thrown in the Mohana River of...
More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief
A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than a dozen conflict-affected countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said...
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
NAIROBI - A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations said Wednesday...
UN report: Urgent action needed to tackle chemical pollution as global production is set...
The size of the global chemical industry exceeded US$5 trillion in 2017 and is projected to double by 2030.
The benefits of action...
China sees good start in battle against pollution: minister
BEIJING -- China has pushed forward pollution control in the past year, and secured a good start in the tough battle against pollution between...
Dhangadhi residents oppose the construction of landfill site
Dhangadhi-- “We will be deprived of fresh air and safe drinking water if the landfill site is constructed in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-2,”Krishna Malla of...
Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns (WRAP)
KATHMANDU - Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world's "Third Pole", could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not reduced, scientists warned in a...
Lakes in Pokhara bearing the brunt of pollution
Pokhara-- Lakes in the Pokhara Valley of Kaski district have been bearing the brunt of pollution with the encroachment in the recent time.
Nine lakes...
Local forced to eat vegetables laced with pesticides
Kathmandu-- Residents of Nepalgunj have been compelled to eat vegetables laced with pesticides due to the closure of Rapid Bioassay of Pesticides Residue (RBPR)...
Hydel projects result in extinction of aquatic animals
Galeshwor : The aquatic creatures in the rivers and streams of Narchyang of Annapurna Rural Municipality-4 in Myagdi district have faced extinction threat in...
