Nepals first solar vehicle test-driven
Students at Bheri Technical Institute (BTI) in Nepalgunj have successfully developed and test-drove on Wednesday a vehicle named 'Niful' that runs on solar power and batteries.
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Kathmandu's poor air quality
nepal has finally disclosed details about the air quality of its capital city, Kathmandu. Not surprisingly, the facts are worrisome. They also have wider ramifications for Nepal, which is an
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Environment statistics of Nepal 2013
Environment is a multi-disciplinary topics directly related to the nature, human being and their activities. Concerns have been growing widely about changing environment and its impact upon the lives of
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Open fires, dirty air and respiratory diseases: examining health costs from indoor air pollution in Nepal
A SANDEE report from Nepal looks at an environmental and social problem that has long plagued rural communities in the country
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Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries
A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple stove with
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Energy and environmental implications of carbon emission reduction targets: Case of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
<p>This paper analyzes the sectoral energy consumption pattern and emissions of CO<sub>2</sub> and local air pollutants in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It also discusses the evolution of energy service demands, structure of energy supply system and emissions from various sectors under the base case scenario during 2005–2050.
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Jet black smoke
A recent study in Nepal done by Clean Energy Nepal found air pollution in brick kiln areas is three times higher than normal. In Tikathali, the concentration of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10
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High frequency new particle formation in the Himalayas
Rising air pollution levels in South Asia will have worldwide environmental consequences.
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Air pollution reduction and control in South Asia
With increasing urbanization and economic growth, air pollution is becoming an urgent concern in South Asian countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The objective
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Nepal country climate and development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways that Nepal can achieve its overall development objectives while fostering its strategic ambition to transition to a greener, more resilient,
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Revisiting the need of improved stoves: estimating health, time and carbon benefits
Indoor air pollution (IAP), especially through the smoke released when burning solid biomass fuel for cooking, is a major environmental health problem in Nepal. About 85 percent of Nepalese households are dependent on solid biomass fuels for cooking energy.
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Acute lower respiratory infection in childhood and household fuel use in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Globally, solid fuels are used by about 3 billion people for cooking. These fuels have been associated with many health effects, including acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. Nepal
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Kathmandu Dialogue Air Quality and Transportation Challenge in South Asia: An Agenda for Action
A joint initiative of the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi and Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management, Government of Nepal. The Clean Air and Sustainable Transport Programme
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Estimating health benefits when behaviors are endogenous: a case of indoor air pollution in rural Nepal
A majority of rural households in developing countries still use solid fuels for cooking. Many studies show linkages between the indoor air pollution from solid fuels with respiratory health
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CLEANING EVEREST
Sherpa climbers will be paid to collect garbage dumped on Mount Everest by the Nepal Mountaineering Association. The sherpas usually act as guides and carry supplies for people climbing the Everest,
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Brick Kilns in India
Presentation by J. S. Kamyotra, Central Pollution Control Board at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
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Aeroswitch
Aerosols above the Himalaya may alter regional thermostat nano-sized pollutants were for the first time found reacting with each other above the Himalaya. Scientists from the Universite Blaise Pascal, France, said these ultra-fine pollutants are combining to form aerosols
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SWITZERLAND
High mountains and deep gorges may no longer daunt the 3 million Nepalese who have to travel extensively in the trading season. A Swiss organisation, Helvetas, is building bridges there and training
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Overview on brick kiln: Pollution, technology and where we need to go
Presentation by Nivit Kumar Yadav of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
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TEA IN TROUBLE
Speculation is rife that tea production in Nepal may decline as poor rainfall until this time of the year has resulted in the inadequate growth of tealeaves. Although tea estates located in the