Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future

Kathmandu: The legend and the legacy Legend about Kathmandus evolution holds that the valley was once a huge lake some thousands years ago. A visiting …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!

Valleys and cities should be young, vibrant, inspiring and full of hopes with a system in place that works for all classes of people. What …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Nepal to receive $36.1 million to mitigate GLOF risks

Nepal is set to receive $36.1 million in mitigating one of the escalated climate risks in the countrys Himalayan regionGlacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). GLOFs …

Environment  the_farsight

Nepal’s high-altitude farms are thirsty. Could ice stupas help?

As snowlines rise and mountain springs run dry, Nepals high-altitude communities are facing an increasingly urgent question: how to farm in a land where water …

Environment  the_farsight

The majestic Upper Mustang and its water troubles

The wind stirs heavily across the barren landscape as our bus pushes along the stupendous apple farms in Marpha, following the dusty road leading north …

Environment  Diwakar Adhikari

Today's weather forecast

The monsoon is currently widespread, with partly to generally cloudy conditions all over the country for today (June 24th) and the upcoming two days, states …

News  the_farsight

In Nepal, air pollution is reducing life by 3.4 years

Air pollution is the leading risk factor for death and disability in Nepal followed by malnutrition and tobacco, reducing life expectancy by 3.4 years, states …

News  Diptina Sapkota

‘A run that grows forests’: Doko Recyclers’s eco-run links environment, fitness and corporate action

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Doko Recyclersa social venture into waste segregation and recycling concluded their first day of Run for the Environment …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Environment conservation in the new fiscal plan

Last week, the government announced a budget of NRs 1.96 trillion for the fiscal year 2025/26 (2082/83), allocating a sum of NRs 18.61 billion for …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Monsoon is coming two weeks early with higher rainfall

Monsoon will begin two weeks early this year, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology released its forecast last Wednesday. It will arrive1st June (18 Jestha) …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Clearing the haze

Toxic haze engulfed Kathmandu for days this April, part of a now-annual event that drives the citys pollution level to alarming highs each year. Across …

Environment  Udyan Devkota

Nepal suffers, the world shrugs: Sagarmatha Sambaad meets political apathy at home and abroad

As Nepal battles extreme weather events worsened by disasters and loss and damage from the plains through the hills and mountains, the country geared up …

Environment  Vivek Baranwal

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