{"id":27735,"date":"2018-01-31T16:47:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T11:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/?p=27735"},"modified":"2018-01-31T16:49:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T11:04:40","slug":"nepals-air-quality-worst-world-epi-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/nepals-air-quality-worst-world-epi-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal’s Air Quality is the Worst in the World: EPI Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EPI\"<\/p>\n

The latest Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI)<\/a> was released on Tuesday by Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. According to the report, Nepal\u2019s air quality<\/a> is the worst among the 180 countries included in the report.<\/p>\n

Why it matters:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The EPI report<\/a> ranks the countries on 24 indicators across 10 categories, covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Environmental health also includes two other components of water and sanitation and exposure to heavy metals.<\/p>\n

The report had measured Household solid fuels, PM 2.5 exposures and PM 2.5 exceedance for measuring air quality of countries included in the study.<\/p>\n

The report makes all the countries aware of their environmental performance.<\/p>\n

The Stats according to EPI report:<\/strong><\/h4>\n