Nepal readies to take on green house gases Kathmandu, May 3 : Small rural communities in Nepal will reap the benefits of carbon marketing with signing of an emission reductions purchase agreement (ERPA) for Nepal Biogas Project. This is the first greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction project... 03 May, 2006
Biogas project in limbo Lalitpur, March 15:The people of various Lalitpur VDCs are yet to benefit from the biogas power plants though they are receiving finances to install these plants. People seem reluctant to install biogas plants due to administrative hassles, though they... Horoscopes 16 Mar, 2006
BIZ BRIEFS German GDP ‘stalled’FRANKFURT: Economic activity in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, stalled in the final three months of 2005. GDP did not change after expanding by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter. The flat GDP figure was below the 0.1 per... 22 Feb, 2006
Nepal may get carbon revenue in 4 months Kathmandu, January 5:The Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF) of the World Bank is going to pay about $500,000 annually to Nepal for contributing in reducing the greenhouse gases by using biogas plants.“Nepal stands to earn carbon revenues of... Travel 06 Jan, 2006
Dhading gets electricity Kathmandu, November 28:Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, Indian envoy to Nepal, today inaugurated Solar Electrification Project in Katunje-2 of Dhading District. the project was formally handed over to the Gaon Upbhokta Samiti of the village, states a press... 28 Nov, 2005
Easy credit crucial to rural solar energy Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, February 7: Solar energy plays a very vital role in poor, rural areas where over 70 per cent people do not possess electricity and other modes of energy are scare. For the growth of solar energy in rural areas,... 02 Aug, 2005
Pro-poor policies urged Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 30:Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) organised a workshop on ‘ Analysis of Renewable Energy Programmes with Respect to its Linkage with Poverty Reduction Goal’ in Kathmandu today.Various development... 30 Mar, 2005
IN BRIEF MoU signed: KATHMANDU: Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (TRPAP), Alternative Energy promotion Centre and Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU is aimed at facilitating... Horoscopes 16 Feb, 2005
Rural electrification programme launched in Dolakha Devdas ShresthaCharikot, January 28:Wishes of the people from Dolakha district’s remote areas of Chilankha, Shyama, Khopachagu and Lapilang VDCs that they will illuminate their villages and also increase their income by selling generated energy,... 28 Jan, 2005
Meet backs biomass energy as a substitute for firewood Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 20:Dr Hari Krishna Upadhyaya, a member of the National Planning Commsission (NPC), gave firm assurances of the NPC’s intention to give increased focus to biomass energy in the next five-year plan. Upadhyaya... Horoscopes 21 Jan, 2005
‘Micro-hydro projects need to be linked’ Himalayan News ServiceLalitpur, July 6:Hydropower and alternative energy experts have emphasised the need to link up micro-hydro electricity projects installed in rural areas with the central power transmission grid, so as to run them on a sustainable... 06 Jul, 2004
NPC Dy chief for petro price hike Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 13:Shankar Prasad Sharma, vice-chairman of National Planning Commission, today said the prices of petroleum products should be hiked to lessen the loss Nepal Oil Corporation is bearing.He said that the corporation,... Horoscopes 14 May, 2004
