Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new study.

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, ...

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

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

Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population has urged people to take precautions as air pollution levels continue to remain unhealthy throughout the week. The health ministry issued a statement stating ...

Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting ...

Ground-level ozone is a major air pollutant that shortens human lives and kills thousands each year, resulting in major ...

The air quality in the Kathmandu Valley has hit the hazardous or extremely hazardous category this week, according to a new ICIMOD analysis, which shows that high pollution has been prevalent in Nepal ...

Kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer protects humanity and all life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.

As India’s attempt to represent the Global South in conversations with the Global North on climate change takes center stage, ...

Chiang Mai is grappling with hazardous air pollution, as over 150 wildfire hotspots contribute to worsening conditions.

Kathmandu Valley ranked the world’s most polluted city on Monday afternoon, with PM2.5 levels reaching 365 micrograms per ...