Provide interest subsidy to farmers rather than grants: Study Kathmandu, February 17 A joint secretary-led committee has called on the government to provide farmers with interest subsidy on loans rather than other forms of subsidies or grants. The committee led by Tej Bahadur Subedi, joint secretary at the... 18 Feb, 2019
MoALD agrees to revise bill on use, control of pesticide Kathmandu, February 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has agreed to revise a draft bill related to the use and control of pesticides after lawmakers raised concerns about one of its provisions that allows the federal government... Travel 06 Feb, 2019
Govt initiates agro-tourism hub Government target won’t be met sans skilled human resources, therefore we’ve developed multiple programmes Kathmandu, February 2 The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government, which had given the slogan of revolutionising the country’s... Travel 03 Feb, 2019
Government to study prospects of producing compost fertilisers Kathmandu, January 14 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has formed a 15-member high-level committee to study the prospects of promoting compost fertiliser production in Nepal and recommend measures that need to be adopted. Led... 15 Jan, 2019
New bill aims to regulate production and use of pesticides Kathmandu, December 28 The government has tabled the Pesticides Bill at the Parliament Secretariat. The bill aims to regulate the production, synthesis, import, export, storage, sale or distribution, transportation, use and disposal of pesticides... Horoscopes 29 Dec, 2018
Paddy productivity up 8.6 per cent Kathmandu, December 26 Paddy productivity is estimated to go up by 8.6 per cent in the current fiscal year to 3.8 tonnes per hectare on the back of favourable monsoon, timely availability of fertilisers and use of modern tools and equipment. Paddy... 27 Dec, 2018
Govt dissatisfied with capital expenditure Kathmandu, November 21 The government has expressed dissatisfaction over the status of capital expenditure in the first four months of this fiscal, as leaders and lawmakers representing the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) criticised the... Travel 22 Nov, 2018
Yellow light likely for banana import to ensure market for domestic produce Government may raise agriculture tax on imported bananas Subsidies, promotional packages sought for farmers Kathmandu, November 19 The government is preparing to raise agricultural tax on imported bananas to slow down its import and... 20 Nov, 2018
106 civil servants faced action last fiscal Kathmandu, November 15 The Public Service Commission suggested to the concerned authorities of the Government of Nepal to initiate departmental action against 106 civil servants during the fiscal 2017-18. According to Section 68 of the Civil... Horoscopes 16 Nov, 2018
Farmers urge govt to set base price for sugarcane soon Kathmandu, November 4 Though the crushing season of sugarcane will begin within one month, the government is yet to fix support price of sugarcane for the ongoing fiscal year. As farmers and sugar mill operators are often unable to fix sugarcane... 05 Nov, 2018
Panel to study sugar pricing an eye-wash Kathmandu, October 15 Following mounting criticism on sugar price hike close to the festive season, the government had formed a committee led by a member of the National Planning Commission (NPC) to resolve the issue. However, the Office of the... 16 Oct, 2018
Remove import restriction on sugar if price cannot be controlled, says PAC Kathmandu, October 8 The sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Federal Parliament today said that the collusion between importers and sugar mills and the weak monitoring of the government are the major reasons for the rampant... 09 Oct, 2018
