Overextraction and shrinking open spaces cause groundwater depletion in Kathmandu Valley
Experts say the drying up of deep borewells during the monsoon is alarming, because aquifers generally get replenished during the rainy season.
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Nepal’s democratic struggle is long but political gains still under threat
Self-serving politicians devoid of principles make little effort to improve public life and national status, states the article.
Nepal and India agree to increase power trade, build more cross-border power lines
Nepal had requested for long-term approval to its projects to export power.
India raises Nepal grant by 29 percent to Rs 8.8 billion
The grant pledged to Nepal is the second highest among the South Asian countries, after Bhutan.
Nepal requests additional 1.5 million Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent vaccine doses
First lot of 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccine will arrive on February 3, officials say.
Development projects suffer from funds crunch as government revenue takes hit
With the government facing a resource crunch, contractors complained of not being paid on time even for completed works.
Cold waves throw life out of gear in several districts across Tarai
People from impoverished communities, elderly people and children are hit hard by the increasingly cold weather in the area, with five dying from the cold in the past three weeks.
Nepal risks being ‘greylisted’ for abetting money laundering
While countries on the greylist are not subject to sanctions, it is a signal to the international banking system that there could be enhanced transactional risks from doing…
Nepal’s new Pokhara airport launches amid grim operational outlook
However, the Civil Aviation Authority and other Nepali officials are still clueless about how to attract foreign airlines there.
India says it’s eager to work together with Nepal’s new government
Earlier on Dec 25, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi congratulated Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.