One in 10 children in Gaza malnourished, warns UN agency
UNRWA said severe shortages of food, medicine, medical supplies, and hygiene supplies are pushing child malnutrition to critical levels. UN agencies call for an immediate ceasefir…
Dalit children don’t go to school. They rely on free community tuition
P4D Nepal operates four free community centres for Dalit children across Parsa district in Madhesh Province to fulfil their learning gaps caused by historical oppression …
In Nepal, air pollution is reducing life by 3.4 years
The country’s rising pollution represents an enormous health and economic crisis, with air pollution levels in the Kathmandu valley and Terai too dangerously above safe …
One in 10 children in Gaza malnourished, warns UN agency
UNRWA said severe shortages of food, medicine, medical supplies, and hygiene supplies are pushing child malnutrition to critical levels. UN agencies call for an immediate …
Deepening water crisis in Birgunj has sustainable solutions
A mix of drought, environmental decay, and poor governance has pushed the community to its limit. As officials drill for temporary relief, experts warn that …
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Supreme Court orders a comprehensive CSR law within two years
The country’s SC has ordered the government to draft a comprehensive law on Corporate Social Responsibility Funds within two years, prescribing they only be used …
Severe drought in Madhesh raises alarm on rice and water
The province is grappling with an acute and unexpected drought despite above-average rainfall prediction. The dry spell has hit during the peak paddy planting window, …
A hidden glacier lake caused the deadly Bhotekoshi flood, scientists say
With two glacial-origin floods occurring within a 24-hour period in Nepal, ICIMOD terms these as ‘unprecedented’, estimating the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) …
Governor Poudel continues with cautious monetary easing stance in his first monetary policy
In his first move as governor, Dr Biswo Nath Poudel has introduced a cautiously expansionary monetary policy, while pledging to streamline and diversify agricultural lending …
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Today’s weather: Monsoon deepens across Nepal, bringing rain, risk, and rising rivers
With monsoon winds active across the country, there is a high possibility of rainfall in three provinces during the day and four provinces during the …
Seven dead, 18 missing in Bhotekoshi flood; Rainfall unlikely cause
No heavy rainfall recorded to trigger the flood, says the DoHM, suggesting glacial lake outburst for the flood, which has led to severe infrastructure disruption, …
Humla finally connects to national road network
A Bailey bridge over Chuwakhola has plugged the last gap in the Karnali Corridor, formally linking Humla’s district headquarters to the national road network—and opening …
Consumer Court rulings spark nationwide doctors’ strike
As courts hold hospitals and doctors financially liable, the medical community demands reforms and regulatory clarity.
Nepal to receive $36.1 million to mitigate GLOF risks
Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a total $1.225 billion for 17 climate action projects, including that of Nepal, in its 42nd board meeting held in …
Nepal’s high-altitude farms are thirsty. Could ice stupas help?
Ice stupas are not a cure-all. But in the right places, they could help save water and farming—one ice tower at a time.
Understanding federal grants in fiscal federalism
To help reduce inequalities among the provinces and fund public services, the federal government disburses intergovernmental fiscal transfers, commonly known as grants.
The majestic Upper Mustang and its water troubles
From the trans-Himalayan highlands to villages nestled amid green terraces downstream, water troubles seem to have escalated in the region.
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