COP26 should be the turning point: From climate negotiations to solutions The evidence is clear. In August, the world’s scientists concluded once again that immediate action is needed. Climate change is uncomfortably close to all our daily realities no matter where in the world we live. Already it is triggering the kind of climate disasters we saw this summer, putting the survival of many species at risk and soon rendering certain parts of the Earth uninhabitable to humans. Opinion 11 Oct, 2021
Government, development partners join forces on Nepal's GRID The Nepal government and development partners endorsed the landmark ‘Kathmandu Declaration’ to develop a strategic action plan for Nepal towards green, resilient, and inclusive development (GRID). Business 25 Sep, 2021
Waste no waste: High time to embrace biogas The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) report 2021 has a serious warning to all the policymakers of the world and announced humanity is at stake as climate change is at its peak and is already approaching irreversibility for centuries to come. Opinion 09 Sep, 2021
Major roads of capital littered with garbage Although garbage collection had resumed in Kathmandu a few days ago, the major roads of the city are still littered with solid waste. Kathmandu 05 Sep, 2021
Food waste As the population in Asia continues to grow, so too will consumption trends. According to the United Nations, the Asia and Pacific region has a population of 4.6 billion people, accounting for around 60% of the world’s population, and it is projected to increase to as much as 5.2 billion people by 2050, according to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Blogs 18 Aug, 2021
Local community's involvement in Phewa Lake conservation mulled To increase the life span of Phewa Lake in Pokhara, local authorities are considering roping in the locals to effectively step up conservation efforts of the famed lake. Nepal 15 Feb, 2021
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain's garbage blight Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world’s tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Environment 21 Jan, 2021
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain�s garbage blight KATHMANDU: Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world’s tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes,... Art & Culture 21 Jan, 2021
Call for proper waste management in Kathmandu valley amidst COVID-19 Kathmandu, August 27 As the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Kathmandu valley, the issue of contaminated waste generated by hospitals, health care facilities and isolation centres has emerged as a new challenge for local level... Horoscopes 28 Aug, 2020
New law empowers local levels to control pollution in their area KATHMANDU, AUGUST 14 The Environment and Natural Resources Protection Act-2020, enacted for the purpose of all local levels prohibit any person or organisation from causing pollution contrary to the existing standards, that may cause significant... Travel 15 Aug, 2020
Nepal�s economic growth to shrink to 2.1 pc: WB KATHMANDU, JULY 23 Economic growth is estimated to contract sharply to 2.1 per cent in the current fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to check its spread, despite efforts by the government to curb the economic... 24 Jul, 2020
World's pile of electronic waste grows ever higher: study BERLIN: The world's mountain of discarded flat-screen TVs, cellphones and other electronic goods grew to a record high last year, according to an annual report released Thursday. The U.N.-backed study estimated the amount of e-waste that piled up... Art & Culture 03 Jul, 2020
