A thick, grey smog has blanketed Kathmandu Valley and much of Nepal, turning the air acrid and the sky an unnatural shade of ...

Kathmandu is covered by thick smog, making Nepal one of the most polluted countries with an AQI of 348. The Ministry of ...

As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for ...

As air quality in Kathmandu hit the hazardous or extremely hazardous category this week, new ICIMOD analysis shows that high ...

Meteorologists have forecast light to moderate rainfall for today, which could lessen the air pollution. Nepal has been ...

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Prakash Budhathoki urged vulnerable groups — children, elderly, ...

The health ministry issued a statement stating that Nepal has recently been listed among the most polluted countries according to the Air Quality Index (AQI). With Kathmandu's AQI level reaching 348, ...

Children, elderly citizens, pregnant women, and those with chronic illnesses have been advised to take mandatory precautions.

The Air Quality Life Index, issued by the University of Chicago, estimated in 2024 that air pollution stripped 3.4 years off the life of an average Nepal resident.