For clean air

Vikrams are out, electric vehicles are in. Still, the Nepal government's decision to import minibuses could put their clean air campaign back to …

Managing water

WATER IN NEPAL Dipak Gyawali· Himal Books· Nepal· Pages: pp280· Price: Rs 550

Taken for a ride

Once again, the government has dithered from introducing clean technologies. The Union budget fails to provide a clear roadmap to promote …

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

Terai damming away its wildlife

PESTS CONTROL

CONSERVATION PROGRAMME

NEW HEAVEN

Fatal flight

Structural safety: preparing for the big one

Implementing seismic codes while constructing buildings will help save several lives in our earthquake-prone cities

Nepal landslide was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts

Local people had alerted authorities to persisting threat; landslides in the region have claimed 150 lives since 1990

Residents shifted out of villages within Kosi embankment denied shelter, food

They allege all space in relief camps and relief materials are cornered by those living outside the embankment

Residents shifted out of villages within Kosi embankment denied shelter, food

They allege all space in relief camps and relief materials are cornered by those living outside the embankment

On a wing and a prayer

Vulture revival projects give hope

Tourism threatened

EPIDEMIC HAVOC

Flow row

Project spawns local water rights dispute in Nepal

Scientists identify earthquake-vulnerable areas in Nepal

Locations on the southern periphery of the Main Himalayan Thrust Fault are vulnerable and may have earthquakes in the coming years

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

Nepal landslide: flood threat eases in Bihar

Bihar officials say water dammed in Nepal by rock and debris from landslide will be released slowly following high level talks with Nepal …

Imbalances need to be improved

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

Nepal needs SEZ booster for its floundering economy

Left wing parties prove a major hindrance in enacting SEZ law

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

7.3 magnitude temblor rocks Nepal

This is a fresh earthquake and not an aftershock, says expert

Concern expressed about human waste left on Mount Everest

Waste causing pollution and disease, says Nepal mountaineering association chief