Despite near-universal electrification and new regulations, experts warn Nepal remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels as clean energy projects struggle to access finance.
Some candidates are in cities to meet voters who left due to the chill while others have yet to reach high-altitude areas.
Nepal's Election Commission and security agencies increase monitoring to fight fake news and misinformation.
The climate crisis is not a technical problem, but the result of a greed-based development model, the writer says.
People from all walks of life are entering politics in a system where influence and patronage matter most.
Police reopened old case files and arrested six top executives of helicopter rescue and trekking companies this week.
Deal aims to ensure transparent recruitment and safeguard worker rights.
Transport services are suspended on nearly a dozen road sections. Thick snow has largely confined local people indoors.
Nations acknowledge progress in protecting and promoting human rights since 2021.
Acute malnutrition, also called wasting, is considered an emergency condition once it exceeds 10 percent because child mortality rises sharply, experts say.