Municipal solid waste management: Discourage Plastic Use Kathmandu, June 29 Even as they struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, countries today are staring at another crisis—of biomedical and plastic waste. Single-use plastics used to make personal protective equipment, face masks, shoe covers and... 29 Jun, 2020
31 KMC employees test positive for Covid_19 antibodies on RDT KATHMANDU: As many as 31 waste management employees of Kathmandu Metropolitan City have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies on rapid diagnostic tests done today. According to KMC spokesperson Ishwar Man Dangol, 932 people from the solid waste... Horoscopes 15 May, 2020
KMC looking for alternative dumping site KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is searching for a temporary dumping site with the current dumping site in Sisdol filling up fast. KMC has been constructing a permanent dumping site at Banchare Danda near the border between Dhading... Horoscopes 12 May, 2020
Waste not, start composting Kathmandu The signs of life sprouting out of the vegetable trays on Sanu Maiya Maharjan’s terrace can seem overwhelming for some. She has grown beans, brinjals, big bulky lemons, radishes, chillies and green leafy vegetables in buckets, cardboard... Art & Culture 06 May, 2020
Community Learning Centres: An effective tool for development As CLCs are community-based, community participation is a must to make their activities successful. But there is poor participation of community members in the planning, implementation and management of CLC activities Community development is part and... 18 Feb, 2020
KMC to remove all businesses from footpaths Kathmandu, January 4 The 39th executive meeting of Kathmandu Metropolitan City yesterday has tasked all its wards with the responsibility of removing all the street vendors and other businesses set up on city roads and footpaths. The decision... Horoscopes 05 Jan, 2020
Waste segregation plan of KMC gathers dust Kathmandu, October 22 Kathmandu Metropolitan City had introduced a new rule to make it mandatory for each household to segregate biodegradable and non-degradable waste at the source itself, in the last week of August, but the rule has not been... Horoscopes 23 Oct, 2019
How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines: Slave to sachets MANILA: Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, “Mangrove Warrior” Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it being engulfed by trash. No one lives on the island, yet each morning its shores are... Art & Culture 03 Sep, 2019
Waste segregation a must for every household in KMC Kathmandu, August 27 Kathmandu Metropolitan City is set to make it mandatory for each household to segregate biodegradable and non-biodegradable household waste. According to the metropolis, it has started collecting segregated waste in Wards 12,... Horoscopes 28 Aug, 2019
KMC to set up community composting facilities Kathmandu, July 27 Kathmandu Metropolitan City is planning to set up community composting facilities in various parts of the city to manage solid waste. It has urged the public to develop a habit of waste segregation at their homes. Encouraged by... Horoscopes 28 Jul, 2019
Victims of pollution to be compensated Kathmandu, July 17 The government has introduced a new rule to provide justifiable compensation to the people or community for the adverse impacts on their health and lifestyle due to environmental pollution caused by development... Horoscopes 18 Jul, 2019
New bill proposes strict action against water polluters Kathmandu, May 21 The government has proposed a provision that strictly prohibits direct discharge of faecal sludge and wastewater into water bodies. According to Section 38 of the Water Supply and Sanitation Bill registered by the government at... Horoscopes 22 May, 2019
