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Pollution by brick kilns kills 600 each year in Nepal: Report

May 3, 2020 08:20 am

KATHMANDU, May 3: As many as 600 people die every year due to the pollution arising from the brick kilns in Nepal and the associated Disability Adjusted life years (DALYs) are roughly 4,800, a study shows.

Valley Pollution Index for March 20, 2020

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(Don’t) Visit Nepal 2020

March 6, 2020 10:00 am

We were expecting two million tourists to visit Nepal this year but it looks like we might not reach the target due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China and various other countries. Even before the Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign was officially launched, tourism entrepreneurs had serious doubts about attracting two million tourists due to inadequate tourism infrastructure in our country.

Valley Pollution Index for March 5, 2020

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February 28, 2020 10:35 am

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Rural Municipality to distribute LPG cylinders to reduce indoor air pollution

February 28, 2020 09:05 am

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 28: In a bid to reduce indoor air pollution in the region, Sammarimai Rural Municipality is planning to distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to each household of the rural municipality.

Valley Pollution Index for February 26, 2020

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Formal doesn’t have to be boring

February 21, 2020 12:31 pm

There aren’t many places in Kathmandu that sell or tailor formal wear for women. And a few years ago, when Shrija Shrestha went out shopping for a formal blazer to wear to her workplace, she had to roam around half the town before she found one she could make do with. As someone who has always enjoyed dressing up in formal wear, this frustrated Shrestha and right then, she planned to launch her own formal wear store for women in the future. So now, Shrestha has finally gotten around to this plan of hers and launched Ambassador—a formal wear hub for women.

Valley Pollution Index for February 20, 2020

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February 13, 2020 10:36 am

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Shut it down

February 11, 2020 07:44 am

A company receives a license to operate sand and aggregate depot but runs an asphalt plant at the site instead. It adversely affects people’s health. It badly pollutes the environment and produces excessive noise when the plant is under operation.

Valley Pollution Index for February 10, 2020

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Together against pollution

February 9, 2020 11:05 am

Successful cooperation in such environmental issues would yield substantial environmental dividends with direct welfare impact for the entire region

Valley Pollution Index for February 7, 2020

February 8, 2020 13:10 pm

Valley Pollution Index for February 7, 2020

Sierra Kathmandu to organize five-km run to raise health awareness

February 7, 2020 12:53 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Sierra Kathmandu, a restaurant situated at Uttardhoka, Lazimpat, is organizing a five-kilometer run in the Kathmandu Valley with the objective of raising awareness on health issues that fitness enthusiasts especially joggers and walkers are facing in the city due to the deadly increase in pollution as well as viral diseases that are originating from the consumption of unhealthy and unhygienic food. All the proceeds from the event will go to a charity supporting the victims of acid attacks.

Life in Kathmandu

February 7, 2020 09:58 am

Kathmandu, for many of us, is home. We are used to its blaring noises, tall buildings, complicated network of roads and, unfortunately, the omnipresent pollution.

Valley Pollution Index for February 5, 2020

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Assessing Kathmandu’s pollution

February 3, 2020 09:33 am

Kathmandu is becoming unlivable because of the seething air pollution. Photos of people wearing masks battling vehicle exhausts and dust often make up to the front page of national dailies. Air pollution has exacerbated and contributed to pulmonary diseases and deaths. It has affected tourism, stultified road-side businesses, and hollowed out the city’s GDP. The harmful pollution contributors such as CO2, N2O and SO2, which trap heat, are also contributing to the melting of glaciers that are at stone’s throw away from the valley