Construction of 135 MW Manang Marsyangdi HP starts Financial closure for the 135 MW Manang Marsyangdi Hydropower Project (MMHP) has been secured with the signing of the Loan Agreement with EXIM Bank, China. Nepal 23 Nov, 2024
Nepal can leverage implementation of TFA to attract more investment into the economy A joint agency of the United Nations and of the World Trade Organisation, International Trade Centre (ITC) is implementing the EU-Nepal Trade and Investment Programme (TIP), a four-year trade-related technical assistance project in Nepal funded by the European Union, in collaboration with the Nepal government. Business 23 Jun, 2021
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after massive outage Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outages, shows Facebook had been down... Mobile & Apps 15 Apr, 2019
Youth leadership workshop concludes Kathmandu, May 15 A workshop ‘Forum on Smart and Green Cities Equipping Youth Social Enterprise to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals’ concluded here today. More than 300 youths participated in the two-day workshop. As many as 10 mayors... Horoscopes 16 May, 2018
China's debt crackdown hits cash loan providers Cash loans popularity rising despite risks, high interest rates Regulators mulling measures to restrict non-bank online platforms Online cash loan sector could reach 2.3 trillion yuan by 2020 BEIJING: Executives from Chinese... 02 Dec, 2017
Risk of pesticide: Exercise caution The washing of the vegetables and fruits three times reduces the residue by 60-70% and dipping of agricultural produce in vinegar or salt for 15 minutes before cooking followed by thorough washing can reduce the residue by 70-80% With the pace of... 22 Aug, 2017
Poison we eat: Harmful pesticides Chemical pesticide that initially was considered advantageous has proved destructive. To safeguard the citizen’s health, a long-term goal of the government should be chemical-free organic pest controls and awareness raising Every day we eat a... 02 Jan, 2017
Stakeholders call for reduction in use of chemicals in agricultural produce Kathmandu, October 18 Stakeholders have emphasised on the need to minimise the use of harmful pesticides and insecticides in agricultural produce, which is at alarming levels in Nepal. Speaking at a programme organised here today on the use of... 19 Oct, 2016
More pesticide residue testing labs to be set up soon Kathmandu, October 13 The plan to construct additional pesticide residue testing laboratories is finally gaining momentum as Project for Agriculture Commercialisation and Trade (PACT) has started supplying necessary machinery equipment to areas... 14 Oct, 2016
House panel instructs govt to manage smooth supply of chemical fertilisers Kathmandu, June 27 The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee of the Legislature-Parliament, today, instructed the government to manage smooth supply of chemical fertilisers during paddy plantation and weeding. Plantation of paddy has already... 28 Jun, 2016
Pesticide residue monitoring to be expanded Kathmandu, May 31 The government is preparing to launch pesticide residue monitoring of fruits and vegetables in major cities outside the Valley, owing to rising number of public complaints. The Plant Protection Directorate (PPD), under the... 01 Jun, 2016
Scourge of rotavirus Ways to stop it Diarrhea is one of the major public health problems among children less than five years of age in Nepal. Among diarrheal pathogens, rotavirus is the most frequent cause of hospitalization in young children in both the inpatient and OPD This month,... Women 28 Mar, 2016
