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 …

News Vivek Baranwal

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 …

News Diptina Sapkota

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 …

International the_farsight

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 …

Environment Vivek Baranwal

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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 …

News Suchita Khadka

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, …

News Diptina Sapkota

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) …

Environment Diptina Sapkota

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 …

Economy the_farsight

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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 …

News the_farsight

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, …

Environment Diptina Sapkota

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 …

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Consumer Court rulings spark nationwide doctors’ strike

As courts hold hospitals and doctors financially liable, the medical community demands reforms and regulatory clarity.

News the_farsight

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 …

Environment the_farsight

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.

Environment the_farsight

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.

Economy the_farsight

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.

Environment Diwakar Adhikari

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