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Nepalese Climbers Clean Trash From Everest in 47 Days

Nearly 800 people attempt to climb Mount Everest every year, and before that the climbers spend some time at the base camp. If everything goes as per the plan, they start to scale the world’s tallest peak and then return. But there are few unwanted

Nepal’s Schools Shut after Air Pollution Increases at Alarming Levels

Winter inversion, wildfires, pollution from vehicles and cross border industrial pollution is choking Kathmandu valley with the worst air quality in the world, triggering respiratory complications for COVID-19 patients. Last month, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kathmandu crossed 500 – recorded to measurements at

Blundering Hydropower Projects are Ravaging the Himalayas

A deadly flash flood broke down in the Northern State of Uttarakhand on February 7, after a Himalayan glacier broke down abruptly. The catastrophe destroyed two hydroelectric dam projects and reported deaths tolling up to 200. While most labeled the tragedy as a natural occurrence,