Farmers in this Nepal district struggle to cope with crop raiding by wild animals

Almost all farmers in Aiddhungra, Budechaur and Bagargot villages have abandoned maize and millet farming due to increasing incursions by wild animals

Garhwal, Himachal could experience a 8 magnitude quake in future: study

New paper says this is because very less seismic energy has been released since the 1975 Kinnaur earthquake

More than half of Nepal's climate budget remains underutilised: Report

Of the NPR 393.4 billion, allocated in 2017-18, just 43 per cent was spent

Don’t venture out of homes, use masks if important: Nepal cautions against air pollution

No respite froom air pollution so far; govt had shut educational institutions for five days on March 30

Nepal schools shut: Forest fires, westerly winds from India may have contributed to air pollution

All schools and colleges in Nepal were shut on March 30 due to an alarming spike in air pollution levels 

Managing air quality in Nepal: Pollution control fee may be key

943 crore Nepali rupees collected in fees unused, can help local govts to combat poor air quality

Recognize environmental contribution of pastoralists: Experts

'Pastoralism should be integrated into agriculture and livestock to make agriculture profitable, conserve bio-diversity'

Kishanganj maize farmers at wit’s end as elephant herds from Nepal raid standing crop days ahead of harvest

Although such events have occurred in the past too, their frequency has gone up, say forest officials

Nepal’s tigers triple: India had and will continue to have a role to play, say experts

Nepal now has 355 tigers, compared to 235 in 2018

Why is climbing Mount Everest so dangerous?

Over 310 people have lost their lives on Mount Everest since 1922, through to the end of the 2022 climbing season

‘Rising mercury is making Nepal glaciers vulnerable’

Changing nature of glaciers and glacial lakes make the Himalayas one of the most climate vulnerable regions on the planet. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, …

COVID-19: Why Nepal’s farmers should have sustained cereal production

Shifting from cereal to vegetable production came at a cost to the farmers of west Nepal

Triple tremors in Delhi: ‘We should always be prepared for a big earthquake’

Poorly constructed houses in crammed colonies can present tough challenge      

Black carbon in High Asia can go down 23% if Subcontinent cuts emissions: Report

Black carbon deposited on glaciers reduces snow’s light and heat reflection capacity, making it melt  

Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains

Airports built in mountainous regions often need to have shorter runways that can only accommodate turboprop-powered regional aircraft, rather …

Thailand poised to become first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

If upper house of parliament approves marriage equality bill, Thailand will be third Asian one to legalise gay marriage

Have earthquakes really increased in India due to activation of Almora Fault? Experts weigh in

Increased number of earthquakes in 2023 due to activation of Almora Fault, Union earth sciences minister Kiren Rijiju had told Parliament

Strong tremors in Delhi, north India after quake strikes Nepal in dead of the night

Epicentre of the quake was located in the Sudurpaschim province in the far west of Nepal, on the border with India

COVID-19: More than 500 migrant workers in Nepal escape quarantine

They protested congestion, lack of basic facilities at quarantine centre

COVID-19: Nepal families wait for bodies of workers who died abroad

Families not getting a chance to hold funerals for their loved ones

International Mount Everest Day: Mountain communities call to urgently decarbonise Everest

HKH region witnessing increasing climate change impact, which will only increase in intensity and frequency, warns ICIMOD

Melting Hindu Kush Himalayas will decrease water in river basins by 2100, warns ICIMOD

Contribution of water from glaciers to Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus will increase through 2050, then decrease by 2100

World Water Week 2023: We must invest in natural solutions like spring revival for water security

Time to move away from a hard-engineering approach and embrace nature-based solutions for water security in hill and mountain communities  

COVID-19: More than thousand Nepalese migrants stranded in India during harvest time

All the migrants have only one request for authorities in Nepal: To arrange for them an entrance to their home country