POLLUTION NORMS

Smoggy days in Kathmandu

Curtain raiser

Ways to prevent skin ulcers

Power-sharing pact

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 

The urgent need for climate-resilient tourism in Nepal

The Himalayan country and its sherpas race against time to save themselves and the tourism sector from climate change

Burning bright in Nepal

The economic blockade by the Madhesi community has inadvertently spruced up demand for biogas plants in Nepal

Nepal earthquake: reminder for India on structural safety

It is not enough to have codes for making buildings earthquake-resistant, these have to be enforced on ground

Bihar’s earthquake toll due to poor condition of houses

Census data shows Bihar among the three states with lowest proportion of houses which can be categorised ‘good’

Moody monsoon floods Bihar, Northeast, keeps rest of India dry

The erratic nature of the monsoon coupled with the faulty methodology of presenting rainfall statistics are misleading people

Heavy rains in Nepal may threaten Bihar again

Water levels in the Kosi and other rivers are likely to rise further this week because of heavy rains in Nepal from August 13. Heavy rainfall …

Manure magic

Farmers living in the upper reaches of Nepal have developed an ingenious way of maintaining soil fertility

Treating contaminated water

The problem of natural contamination of groundwater with highly toxic poisons like arsenic and fluoride is here to stay. The million-dollar …

Nepal squeezes forest users

The community forest user groups of Nepal will now be required to cough up a steep 40 per cent fee on their total income from sale of forest products

Flood threat looms over Bihar after landslide in Nepal

2.5 million cusecs of water expected to flood Kosi region following controlled blasts to release water from blocked transboundary river

Bhattarai's power trip

Power, investments to be highlights of Nepal prime minister's first India visit

How Nepal ignored threat of imminent earthquake

Unplanned growth despite the region being quake-prone led to massive destruction

Kathmandu runs out of gas, diesel and petrol

Nepal Oil Corporation runs up heavy debt

New Nepal

The country struggles with ways to use its diverse ecology in finalising new states

Cancer Hospital

Banning three-wheelers

Epidemic resurfaces

ENCEPHALITIS DEATHS

HEALTH HAZARD