Seven-point declaration issued to stop illegal extraction of riverbed materials from Karnali River
KATHMANDU : A declaration was issued in Chisapani of Kailali district on Tuesday to stop illegal mining of riverbed materials and to develop the...
Rice may be cheap, but production comes at a cost
Walk into pretty much any corner shop, market or supermarket in the world, and there is one product you are guaranteed to find: rice.
Inexpensive,...
Climate change roasting Himalayas and biodiversity
Kathmandu-- The impact and effects of climate change accelerating around the globe have started to appear directly in Nepal's Himalayan region.
While observing Nepal’s Northern...
Road space rationing is not the ultimate solution
A large share of the world’s population, today, is living in urban areas and experts estimate that the proportion of people living in urban...
Wildlife at risk of road accident due to water shortage in park area
Ranjha : Wild animals inside the Banke National Park are frequently killed in road accidents as they have to cross the East-West highway to...
Garbage, sewage killing rivers in Dhangadhi
Dhangadi-- Mohana River that flows along the Nepal-India border is getting polluted day by day.
Only garbage is not thrown in the Mohana River of...
More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief
A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than a dozen conflict-affected countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said...
Chure Rural Municipality takes initiative to conserve water sources
Chure Rural Municipality of Kailali district, which has been facing acute shortage of drinking water, has prioritized the conservation of water sources.
Chure has been...
Nepal setting example to promote electric vehicles
In the gold rush for global domination of the electric mobility market, India has thrown its hat into the ring. The Modi-led government announced last...
Water biodiversity conservation policy on the cards
DHANGADI-- Chure Rural Municipality of Kailali district has decided to move ahead by formulating a policy related to the conservation of biodiversity in coordination...
