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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
Tracking mountain ghosts: 397 snow leopards in the country
Peter Matthiesens 1978 book The Snow Leopardconsidered one of the best travel narrativesis a classic that many Nepalis may not be aware of. It also …
IT WAS AN ORDINARY lunchtime until Saraswati felt a tickle on her feet. The floor began to tremble as she stood to scoop more rice …
7 die in wildfire before rain could mercy
The light to moderate rainfall has mercied the country battling with pollution, visibly, and wildfires, in silence, amid apathy from Singhadurbariyas and subordinates living in …
Over 495 million tonnes of Nepal’s carbon reserve at risk, a research
As Nepal prepares to upscale carbon trading utilising its forests, and incentivise clean energy projects with sustainability and investment opportunities, a rising threat looms over. …
36 companies produce half the global emissions, a report
36 companies contributed to more than half of the global fossil fuel and cement carbon emissions, Carbon Majors 2023 Data Update report reveals. Carbon Majors …
Another wildfire season on horizon which claimed 17 lives last year
On January 21, a wildfire broke out in Mahabharata forests of Kavrepalanchok district. It took authorities a week to secure control. In three mountainous districts …
IPPAN signs MoU with ProClime to unlock its carbon credit potential
Independent Power Producers Association, Nepal (IPPAN) and Indias climate advisory company ProClime Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to carbon trading during an …
