Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future

Kathmandu: The legend and the legacy Legend about Kathmandus evolution holds that the valley was once a huge lake some thousands years ago. A visiting …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!

Valleys and cities should be young, vibrant, inspiring and full of hopes with a system in place that works for all classes of people. What …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Increasing forest fires — a serious problem for Nepal

डढेलो लाग्यो त्यो पारी डाँडा साँझतिर, लौ है फेरि, मनमा मेरो लाग्यो पीर It's the time of the year when Nepals forests have started experiencing …

News  Rima Sah

The Chitwan Chronicle: The Rapti Valley Development Project and Tharus

The story of Chitwan is one of complex social, political, and environmental change, shaped by global forces and local actors. The transformation of the region …

Economy  Saaid Koirala

Liquid tree: a sublime solution to pollution

Cities are responsible for more than 70% of the globes carbon dioxideemissions, which are primarily caused by industrial and mechanised transportation networks that consume enormous …

Environment  Dibyak Kapali

Nepal offers $46 billion climate investment opportunities

A study by International Finance Corporation (IFC) in 2017 estimated that Nepal offers climate investment opportunities worth $46.1 billion between 2018 and 2030 in key …

News  Rima Sah

Nigalya Ponyo, Habre or Red Panda: The Himalayan forest's most underrated animal faces survival threat

Recognized for its biodiversity hotspot, and with 752 one-horned rhinos and 335 wild tigers, Nepal has established a global identity through wildlife conservation. But while …

Environment  the_farsight

Has the Supreme Court finally put an end to the three-decade long Nijgadh saga?

The Supreme Courts five-judge panel - an extended full bench - issued a landmark decision on May 26, 2022, directing the Government of Nepal to …

Environment  Roshani Giri

Nepal’s economy post-pandemic-2022: A World Bank's assessment

With the onset of the covid-19 pandemic followed by restrictions in movements and slumping tourist arrivals, Nepals economy shrunk by 2.4% in FY20 for the …

Economy  Pallavi Maheshwari

The downsides of electric vehicles

Governments and companies around the globe have promoted electric vehicles to tackle climate change, because they are an alternative to fossil-fuel-run vehicles in a race …

Environment  Roshani Giri

Our waste management problem is exactly what we think it is

What are the challenges of waste management in Kathmandu city? [5] The challenges of waste management in Kathmandu city are as follows: o Lack of …

Environment  Anurag Upadhyaya

Nepal’s chronic fertiliser crisis: Can organic be the solution?

Nepals fertiliser crisis is turning chronic now with farmers having to go through the ordeal of not getting the required quantity of fertiliser at the …

Economy  Sushmita Sharma

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