Towards zero deforestation
The human population is still growing and needs space and resources. It is, therefore, not easy to reconcile development, biodiversity conservation and climate change...
Underground water is depleting slowly
The main source of water for drinking and agriculture for most of the residents of Terai in Province 2 is underground water. For all...
Alternative energy for women’s health
Thyapri Budha(83), a resident of Rolpa Municipality-10, Dhangsi, Dhawang, is eighty-three years old.
Despite her old age, she still has not have time off from...
Biogas across the village reduces dependence on forest
It’s been four years since Bisandevi Chaudhary, of Charra Dakshinpurwa in Bhajani Municipaity-7, hasn’t used firewood to cook food. Her family don’t use firewood...
GET THE FACTS: WHY ARE SEA LEVELS RISING?
As our world becomes warmer and warmer, our seas will continue to rise. That’s because the number one cause of sea-level rise is climate...
Nepal, India agree on energy bank concept
Kathmandu : India has agreed on ‘energy banking’ so as to use electricity that is in surplus supply in Nepal during the rainy season.
The...
Why the hassles in selling timber from private forest?
Jamuna Adhikari of Namobuddha Municipality-2 cut down a Wild Himalayan Cherry tree (prunus cerasoids) to make a new bed. Then she headed to sawmill...
Post-quake reconstruction: 337,319 houses rebuilt
Kathmandu : A total of 337,319 houses damaged in the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake have been reconstructed, constituting 45 per cent of the total number...
Solar-powered car breaks world record in efficiency during 4,100 km Australian trip
As advancements are made in both photovoltaic technology and solar-powered car design, efficiency rates have been skyrocketing. Nowhere has this been more apparent, or...
Cycling can be an alternative mode of urban transport in Nepal
In the developed cities, transport infrastructure occupies 15 to 20 percent of the total city area but in Kathmandu it is estimated to be...
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