Fertiliser shortage, drought, heat wave threaten Nepal’s farming future
For Nepal’s ailing economy, the shortage of chemical fertiliser, drought-like situation in the southern Tarai and the subsequent heat wave is a big problem.
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How the pandemic helped accelerate shift to digital payments
The rise of the digital economy has been one of the most significant fallouts of the Covid pandemic, which changed the way Nepalis make payments as they were forced to remain…
How a Nepali environmental scientist founded award-winning period pants
Founded by Ruby Raut, WUKA – which stands for Wake Up Kick Ass – is a line of absorbent and leak proof period underwear that prioritises comfort and environmental…
Preparing for COP 27
Nepal needs to push the agenda of how efforts have to be multilateral as problems do not see the limitations of political boundaries.
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.
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.