In Nepal, yak cheese is in crisis as Himalayan herding declines
As milk supply shrinks and mountain factories shut down, Nepal’s first Himalayan dairy industry is under severe strain.
Kedar Shiwakoti
Nepal’s Rolwaling region hit by heavy snowfall, delaying hotel reopenings
Locals usually descend to lower areas after closing hotels in the last week of November. While some remain in Beding to look after the hotels, the unexpected snowfall has…
Wildfire troubles Nepal’s Gaurishankar area, smoke hides snow-capped peaks
Its wildlife, which descends to lower altitudes during the cold winter months, has also been affected by the fire.
Celebrating Dashain under tarps: Ongoing struggle of Daduwa landslide survivors
Amid hardship, locals hope for better days and perhaps a brighter Tihar in new shelters.
Kiwi farming blooms in Nepal’s Dolakha, but fruit finds no takers
This year’s bumper crop is good news for consumers. However, the price fails to cheer 3,000 kiwi growers in the mountain district.
Floods damage homes, displace families in Dolakha
Local residents say that the construction of a recharge pond – which burst and caused the flood – in fragile topography above a human settlement has put many at risk.