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.
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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.
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.
With monsoon widespread all over the country, cloudy skies prevail for today and the upcoming two days, along with rainfall in different provinces.
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 …
‘A run that grows forests’: Doko Recyclers’s eco-run links environment, fitness and corporate action
Doko Recyclers, in collaboration with Meltdown Nepal, organised an eco-run on the occasion of Environment Day 2025. The event continues throughout June.
Environment conservation in the new fiscal plan
Forest and Environment Ministry gets NRs 18.61 billion, while budgetary allocation under environmental conservation is NRs 12.9 billion
Monsoon is coming two weeks early with higher rainfall
The country will witness an early monsoon this year, with the onset on 1st June, with above-average rainfall and temperature this monsoon
Air pollution in South Asia requires a regional response, but geopolitical tensions and other regional experiences show this is difficult. Still making clean air a …
Nepal suffers, the world shrugs: Sagarmatha Sambaad meets political apathy at home and abroad
As representatives gather in Kathmandu to discuss climate futures, Nepal must confront a deeper dilemma—its inability to match lofty pledges with grounded priorities, still chasing …
Tracking mountain ghosts: 397 snow leopards in the country
Nepal is home to 397 snow leopards (Panthera uncia), the first-of-its-kind survey says, estimating population could be between 334 and 476 individuals, about 12-14% of …
A decade since the devastating earthquake, Nepal remains a seismic red zone, where calamities quickly turn into disasters due to lack of governance and limited …
7 die in wildfire before rain could mercy
Until rainfall bestowed upon the country’s fragile disaster response, seven lives were lost, while a huge population was breathing poisonous air. The government failed to …
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