Nepal’s chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases death rate is the world’s highest: Report
Smoking, indoor air pollution from cooking, outdoor air pollution and lung cancer are all considered reasons for the disease in Nepal.
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US extends $15 million to Nepal to tackle food crisis
Experts have warned that Nepal’s agriculture sector has not been performing well this year, with the ongoing fertiliser crisis fuelled by the Russia-Ukraine war could…
Nepal aims for 100% electricity access by 2024
According to the power utility, 10 districts were added to the national grid in the last fiscal year.
Resetting Nepal-China ties
The writer says China has very persistently pushed its agenda when it comes to containing Nepal's interactions.
A dry spell in mid-monsoon pushes hundreds in Banke to migrate to India
Last year, unseasonal and extreme precipitation damaged ready-to-harvest paddy, while this year, paddy saplings and other crops have dried up due to a dry spell.
Beijing announces new Rs15 billion aid to Nepal
This new grant is additional to the grant announced by the Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal in October, 2019.
Nepal Airlines at a loss as Chinese planes begin to rust
The Chinese planes cost more money to operate than they brought in, and Nepal Airlines was racking up losses dangerously.
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.
Rising cost of living is squeezing Nepalis who were already on a tight budget
Nepal’s inflation reached a 70-month high in June and there are signs that it will breach the double-digit mark by the end of the fiscal year ending mid-July.
Almost all water from small suppliers contaminated: Nepal officials
The three Valley districts of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur have all been witnessing outbreaks of cholera, with doctors citing contaminated water as the major cause.