Groundwater Crisis in Madhesh: Experts Urge Immediate Action at National Symposium Amidst a growing groundwater crisis in Nepal’s Madhesh Province, experts, policymakers, and stakeholders convened at the National Symposium on Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Nepal. Opinion 23 Mar, 2025
Dynamic Thinkers secure 1st runner-up at Actuarial Innovation Challenge 2024 Dynamic Thinkers, a skilled team of Nepali students from Tribhuvan University, achieved the prestigious 1st runner-up position at the Actuarial Innovation Challenge 2024, organized by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and sponsored by the Institute of Actuarial and Quantitative Studies (IAQS). Nepal 08 Dec, 2024
Human health For many Asian developing countries, economic development is still based on heavy industry and investments in hard infrastructure that often don’t consider the long-term impacts on human health. Water contamination with industrial or agricultural... 17 Jan, 2018
Study finds pollution is deadlier than war, disaster, hunger NEW DELHI: Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria... Art & Culture 20 Oct, 2017
Drinking water pipes in sorry state Dhangadi, August 27 Drinking water pipes have burst at multiple places in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City in Kailali due to negligence of the agency concerned. Water flowing out of the burst pipes has not only left roads muddy but also increased... Travel 28 Aug, 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
1 dead, 14 sickened in New Zealand typhoid fever outbreak WELLINGTON: An outbreak of typhoid fever among a church community in New Zealand has caused one death and left at least 14 other people hospitalized, health authorities said Tuesday. A person who traveled to the Pacific Islands recently apparently... Environment 04 Apr, 2017
China vows better environmental monitoring to improve health SHANGHAI: China aims to create a comprehensive environmental monitoring system by 2030 in its efforts to boost citizens' health and raise life expectancy, the government has said. Pollution has been identified as one of the biggest threats to... Women 26 Oct, 2016
China says school condemned in TV pollution report is safe BEIJING: Investigators in eastern China said they have not found high levels of pollution around a school where an explosive state television report in April said hundreds of kids had fallen sick with illnesses including leukemia. Soil, air and... Women 27 Aug, 2016
Colorado: Water contamination likely came from military base DENVER: Colorado health officials said it's highly likely that trace amounts of toxic chemicals found in three drinking water systems came from firefighting foam used at a nearby Air Force base. The state Department of Public Health and Environment... Art & Culture 18 Aug, 2016
Poo-powered pumps help Pakistan farmers grow richer, greener FATEH JHANG: For farmer Mujahid Abbasi, switching the power source for his irrigation pump from diesel to biogas has brought economic and health gains. The 43-year-old from Fateh Jhang village, some 26 miles (42 km) from Pakistan’s capital... Women 16 May, 2016
As climate impacts hit, Pakistan faces migration surge THATTA, PAKISTAN: Fisherman Muhammad Yusuf's family has been living on the island of Hajamaro, just over three miles off the coast of southern Pakistan, for generations. But the island that was once a happy home has now become a prison. Sea level... Art & Culture 26 Nov, 2015
