Adverse weather affects TIA flights Adverse weather condition slightly impacted the flight schedule at Tribhuvan International Airport today. Nepal 29 Dec, 2021
IMF executive board extends debt service relief for 25 low-income countries The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its executive board has extended Fund debt service relief for 25 eligible low-income countries for another three months until April 13, 2022. World 21 Dec, 2021
Need of educational shift in Nepal: Are we willing to change? The World Economic Forum (WEF) published a paper in 2019 focusing on the shift of learning content towards the needs of the future. It was categorised as Global Citizenship, Innovation and Creativity, Technology, and Interpersonal skills. Opinion 10 Dec, 2021
Hong Kong expands travel curbs on Omicron fears, Australia reports 5 cases Hong Kong expanded a ban on entry for non-residents from several countries as global health authorities raced to curb a potential outbreak of the Omicron virus, while Australia's cabinet will review on Tuesday containment steps after five tested positive. World 30 Nov, 2021
NASA to launch first space probe to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids NASA is set on Saturday to launch a first-of-its kind mission, dubbed Lucy, to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets. Science and Tech 16 Oct, 2021
Coffee by-product valorisation: Prospect in tea and liquor Nepalis are now understanding the importance of coffee farming, which has now spread to more than 40 districts. Opinion 16 Sep, 2021
Weather disasters soar in numbers, cost, but deaths fall: UN Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. World 01 Sep, 2021
UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots Hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots in the next three months with the highest alerts for "catastrophic" situations in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, southern Madagascar, Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria, two U.N. agencies warned Friday. World 31 Jul, 2021
UN: Over 400,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray face famine now The United Nations said Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s crisis-wracked Tigray region are now facing the worst global famine in decades and 1.8 million are on the brink, and warned that despite the government’s unilateral cease-fire there is serious potential for fighting in western Tigray. World 03 Jul, 2021
Judiciary in federalism of Nepal: Universally agreed principles ignored The judiciary plays a significant role in interpreting constitutional complexity, applying the law and adjudicating controversies between people and the state. It safeguards the constitution by keeping all state authorities within the constitutional framework. Opinion 28 Jun, 2021
UN: Famine is imminent in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region Famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and in the country's north, the U.N. humanitarian chief said, warning there's a risk that hundreds of thousands of people or more will die. World 05 Jun, 2021
UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon as possible. World 18 Feb, 2021
