Only 27pc population has access to pure drinking water It is found that only 27 per cent of the total population of the country has access to pure drinking water, according to the Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation. Nepal 23 Mar, 2024
Floating Treatment Wetland System remediating polluted surface water bodies Even as our traditional water sources and recreational areas are polluted as a result of human activity and other pollutants produced in the city, the Floating Treatment Wetland System (FTWS) has been there to restore the endangered heritage. Environment 23 Jan, 2024
Water pollution and public health An adult needs to drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day to replace fluid lost in urine, sweat and respired air, and to perform essential biochemical functions. Moreover, almost 90 percent of the body mass is water. Nepal 25 Jan, 2022
Drinking water project elates locals Villagers in Chuder village of Byas Municipality-5, Tanahun, are happy after they got drinking water at their homes. Nepal 02 Oct, 2021
Bajura denizens reeling under water crisis for decades Bajura, December 11 A village, home to 50 families, has been reeling under shortage of drinking water in Badimalika Municipality-9, Bajura, for years. Fifty families staying at Gadkhet of the local level are forced to drink contaminated water... Travel 12 Dec, 2020
�Waterborne disease, another threat for nation� KATHMANDU, JULY 11 While the country is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, health workers have warned that people are under the risk of waterborne diseases during monsoon. “With flooding and water logging, there are chances of a surge in... Environment 12 Jul, 2020
Actress Ellen Page spotlights 'environmental racism' in Canadian documentary TORONTO: Hollywood star Ellen Page has returned to her native Nova Scotia on Canada's Atlantic coast to direct her first film on "environmental racism", debuting Sunday at Toronto's International Film Festival. In "There's Something in the... Travel Abroad 07 Sep, 2019
Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique's Beira after cyclone BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE: The number of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city of Beira jumped from five to 138 on Friday, as government and aid agencies battled to contain the spread of disease among the tens of thousands... Women 30 Mar, 2019
PADT mulls over new techniques to clean up Bagmati KATHMANDU: The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) plans to introduce bio-toilet technology to rid the Bagmati River of polluted water in a stretch from Guheshwari to Tilganga, officials informed. PADT Member-Secretary Pradip Dhakal said... Horoscopes 16 Mar, 2019
UN warns of millions of premature deaths by 2050 due to environmental damage NAIROBI: Environmental damage caused by man-made activities is having a devastating toll on human health, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning of millions of premature deaths due to air and water pollution by 2050 if action was not... Art & Culture 14 Mar, 2019
Action sought against two industries releasing toxic waste into Jhanjha River Rautahat, January 6 Durga Bhagawati Rural Municipality Office has demanded that the district administration office take action against two industries that have released water mixed with harmful chemicals from the industry into the Jhanjha River... Travel 07 Jan, 2019
Baradhunga denizens get water supply after long wait Salyan, December 22 A water supply project has ended the scarcity of water in Baradhunga of Kalimati Rural Municipality-2, Salyan. Lack of a water sources around the Baradhunga settlement had hit the locals hard for many years. Earlier, people... Travel 23 Dec, 2018
