River restoration is not just an ecological act

Despite decades of restoration efforts by a rich ensemble of state-development actors, cultural heritage votaries and rights activists, the …

Trapped in a quagmire

Pollution, disorderly urban growth and inadequate basic services are plaguing the Kathmandu valley and adversely affecting tourism, the valley's …

People's forests

A workshop in Nepal on community forest use brings to the fore environmental gains of the concept

Nepal's dirty air

A recent study reveals that air pollution levels in Nepal is one of the worst among South Asian countries

Trapped in a quagmire

Pollution, disorderly urban growth and inadequate basic services are plaguing the Kathmandu valley and adversely affecting tourism, the valley's …

Nepal tragedy: death toll crosses 5,000

Power is reaching only some parts of the capital city. Thousands of people are still sleeping in the open

Imbalances need to be improved

Egbert Pelinck , director general, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, spoke to Prakash Khanal on …

Going beyond the mega project mindset is a must for India-Nepal relations

The ongoing tussle and massive delays in both countries over the Pancheshwar Dam underscores the need to think of smaller hydro projects instead, …

Localised phenomenon, trough behind Nepal storm?

Twenty-five people have died and 400 injured in the storm that struck southern Nepal on March 31

Water harvesting

Participants from five countries, including India, discuss ways to improve water harvesting systems

COVID-19 lockdown: Nepalese migrant worker dies just metres away from his home

Hom Bahadur Rana Magar, a carpenter,  was returning from Chitwan to Dhading on foot

Nepal earthquake: Kathmandu and Pokhara worst hit

Death toll in Himalayan nation crosses 1,000; at least 36 casualties reported in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India

Earthquake aftermath: survivors tweet images and updates from the ground

As authorities assess damage and loss of life in Kathmandu, details trickle in from areas surrounding Mount Everest

‘Kathmandu is enveloped in a cloud of dust’

Senior journalist based in Kathmandu, Rajesh Ghimire, reports the extent of damage sustained by the capital following the earthquake

Double whammy

Increasing pollution, depleting water table make groundwater in Kathmandu unfit for drinking

Dream stuck in pipeline

The Melamchi project promised to end Kathmandu’s acute water shortage. But 15 years later, it is nowhere near completion

The last mayor of Kathmandu

Aditya Batra in conversation with Keshab Sthapit, a mayor famous for muscling his way to urban renewal

SCOURGE SCARE

Clean drive

Electric vehicles for Kathmandu have completed a successful trial period, beckoning investors

FATAL WHIFF

BAD AIR

In sync

VALLEY OF WASTES

Air pollution

Relearning rain