Agriculture sector lagging behind for want of proper data management system BIRENDRANAGAR, JANUARY 20 Secretary of Karnali Province Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Rajendra Prasad Mishra has termed ‘inadequacy of data’ as the prime weakness in the agriculture sector. Making his concluding... Travel 21 Jan, 2021
EDITORIAL: Food for all Making law ensuring right to food is not enough. The three tiers of government should first come up with a land use policy Nepal used to export foodstuff during the 1960s. The country is now importing food grains worth over Rs 127 billion... 06 Feb, 2018
EDITORIAL: Sugar the pill Raising customs tariff can be one of the options to protect both the farmers and the sugar mills owners Sugar mills in the country have been hit hard due to cheaper imported sugar in the local market. They have failed to compete with cheaper imported... 25 Jan, 2018
Local bodies appropriate agriculture budget Biratnagar, January 18 Village and municipal councils in Morang have appropriated their agricultural development budget received from the Ministry for Agriculture Development. District Agriculture Development Office, Morang, had deployed... Travel 19 Jan, 2018
Compensation for flood-affected only after PDNA Kathmandu, October 9 Flood-affected people across the country would be able to get the compensation amount from the government only after National Planning Commission (NPC) — the apex planning body of the government — finalises Post-Disaster... Travel 10 Oct, 2017
National Information Day marked Kathmandu, August 18 National Information Day was marked across the country today by organising various programmes. Speaking at a function organised by National Information Commission in Lalitpur, Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli said the... Horoscopes 19 Aug, 2017
Agricultural sector: Local climate impacts The challenge now is that despite having the mandate to lead local adaptation efforts, both the capacity and resources of local governments for planning and implementing climate-smart agricultural practices are low Agriculture in Nepal is highly... 09 Aug, 2017
Govt investment in climate change paying off, say reports Kathmandu, August 6 Investment made by the government to help Nepali farmers adapt to climate change is having a positive impact on the income level of farmers, according to recent studies by the Ministry of Agriculture Development, National... Travel 07 Aug, 2017
Govt panel to conduct survey of drought-hit areas Kathmandu, July 28 Ministry of Agriculture Development has formed a committee to carry out a survey of drought-hit districts. Rice plantation has not been carried out in many areas of Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara,... Travel 29 Jul, 2017
PM likely to expand Cabinet today Kathmandu, July 18 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is most likely to expand his Cabinet tomorrow. A meeting of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-Maoist Centre held this evening at the PM’s official residence finalised ministerial berths to... Travel 19 Jul, 2017
Fiscal-end foreign junkets cost govt exchequer millions MoCTCA wore a deserted look when a validation mission from ICAO paid a visit Kathmandu, July 4 With the fiscal year coming to an end, government officials have embarked on study and observation tours to foreign countries spending millions of... Travel 05 Jul, 2017
National Rice Day marked Kathmandu, June 29 The Ministry of Agriculture Development today marked the 14th National Rice Day throughout the country, including at Jhaukhel of Changunarayan Municipality, Bhaktapur. On the occasion, District Agriculture Development... Horoscopes 30 Jun, 2017
