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Kathmandu Metropolis starts crackdown on open burning of garbage
Kathmandu Metropolis starts crackdown on open burning of garbage In severe cases, repeat offenders can be fined as much as Rs100,000
Forty-nine people killed, 25 missing in Karnali in October
Forty-nine people killed, 25 missing in Karnali in October The highest casualties were reported in Jumla and Mugu
How a Nepali scientist solved Yeti mystery
How a Nepali scientist solved Yeti mystery Dr Madhu Chetri is one hundred per cent sure that the mythical creature, Yeti, does...
Efforts on to re-divert Melamchi waters
Efforts on to re-divert Melamchi waters Melamchi water could be re-diverted into Kathmandu only after engineers check the status of the...
What’s troubling Mugling-Narayanghat highway
What’s troubling Mugling-Narayanghat highway There is more to it than meets the eye along the key highway linking Tarai...
Hydropower-rich Nepal now looks to harness green hydrogen
Hydropower-rich Nepal now looks to harness green hydrogen Nepal's energy officials have for the first time committed to harness green hydrogen
Hydrogen big bang beckons Nepal 
Hydrogen big bang beckons Nepal  The agenda of ‘green hydrogen’ is set to resonate in Kathmandu next week
Climate change is widening gender gap in South Asia, Himalayan region
Climate change is widening gender gap in South Asia, Himalayan region Effects of climate change have also compounded food insecurity and poverty issues in 10 countries,...
World Rhino Day: Nepal flaunts its 750-plus wild rhinos 
World Rhino Day: Nepal flaunts its 750-plus wild rhinos  The theme for this year's World Rhino Day is ‘Five Rhino Species Forever’
Will Balen Shah's team reclaim encroached Tukucha banks?
Will Balen Shah's team reclaim encroached Tukucha banks? With Balen Shah's bulldozer rolling non-stop, Tukucha bank dwellers may have to get out of...
Non-migratory birds face existential threat in rapidly-urbanising Lumbini area
Non-migratory birds face existential threat in rapidly-urbanising Lumbini area Rising population, shrinking of rice farms which also serve as wetland has affected Sarus crane,...
Dhulikhel Municipality adopts GPS for plant conservation
Dhulikhel Municipality adopts GPS for plant conservation It is said the plants would be monitored and conserved using the GPS technology
New deal signed to conserve and harvest Yarsagumba
New deal signed to conserve and harvest Yarsagumba Yarsagumba is one of the valuable medicinal herbs that introduced Nepal to the world
Stage set for Nepal-India MoU on biodiversity conservation
Stage set for Nepal-India MoU on biodiversity conservation Nepal and India are all set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on biodiversity...
Balen Shah and several other mayors visit controversial garbage-burning site
Balen Shah and several other mayors visit controversial garbage-burning site The airport side garbage incinerator could attract birds and pose aviation safety risks, say experts
Landslides obstruct highways in Chitwan, Palpa
Landslides obstruct highways in Chitwan, Palpa The landslides are still quite active owing to continuing monsoon rains, say officials
Forests Minister cancels Global Tiger Conference trip
Forests Minister cancels Global Tiger Conference trip Nepal increased its wild tiger population from 121 in 2010 to 355 in early 2022
Monsoon rains, landslides obstruct Kaligandaki corridor
Monsoon rains, landslides obstruct Kaligandaki corridor Kaligandaki corridor road obstructed for the past two days due to incessant rainfall
 Landslides block highways     
 Landslides block highways      Landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains have affected road transportation in western Nepal
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