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		<title>Bhutan launches Air Quality Dashboard  </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first dedicated air quality dashboard for Bhutan (AQ Watch – Bhutan) was launched on 30 October 2025 in Thimpu, Bhutan. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Staying safe during air pollution spikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Episodic air pollution events]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Air pollution from episodic events are not just local issue, but a broader public health and environmental concern. To stay safe during such episodes, it is important that individuals and families minimise exposure and stay safe during high pollution episodes. This blog outlines some things preventive measures.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kathmandu&#039;s pre-monsoon air pollution: Propelled by regional emissions, exacerbated by local meteorological conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year, in the pre-monsoon season (March - May), the Kathmandu valley experiences a double burden of exposure to high levels of forest fire (smoke) and air pollution. This year, too, was no different with the situation escalating toward its worst during the last week of March and the beginning of April. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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