World Sees Huge Uptake in Sustainable Energy Policies in Past Decade
KATOWICE--The number of countries with strong policy frameworks for sustainable energy more than tripled – from 17 to 59 – between 2010 and 2017,...
The Perils of Food Insecurity in Jumla
Ram Pyari Kami from Hiya Khola of Tatopani rural municipality-6, Jumla wakes up early and heads towards the Karnali Highway. There, she will grind...
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COMMIT TO CONSERVATION OF AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
Karnali-- Dhir Bahadur Shahi recalls catching 900 snow trout fish with his gill net in Ramgaad in 1998. Shahi, now Chairperson of Thantikand Rural...
A gloomy tale of the Seti River
Bajhang : The family of Jharendra, a resident of Kailash who runs a small teashop beside the Pankot Bridge over the Seti River, has been...
The effects of wetland destruction will be too costly
POKHARA: The reminiscence of fragrance of native rice is fresh in 70-year-old Bishnu Maya Jalari’s home even after 50 years. “When native rice was cooked at...
The Dead Sea Map and the Plastic Littered Capital
The Capital’s streets are teeming with plastic waste as bins are scarce and hardly ever used, leaving the locals with two options – keep...
World Bank Group Announces $200 billion over Five Years for Climate Action
World Bank Group
Funding for 2021-2025 includes a significant boost for adaptation and resilience
Washington DC - 3 December, 2018 --The World Bank Group today announced...
Bill curtails community forest users’ rights
The government has prepared a new forest bill that proposes to curtail the rights of Community Forest User Groups, although its forest strategy states...
New projects to keep Janakpur clean
KATHMANDU: Janakpurdham, the temporary capital of Province 2, will be clean within two years if the present plan goes as planned.
Bidya Nath Bhattarai, chief...
What’s the big deal about dirt?
World Soil Day on 5 December reminds us why healthy soil is vital, how pollution affects it and what can be done.
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