From Fields to Leadership: Empowering Women Farmers for Sustainable Change “This is more than just farming — it is about building confidence, lifting each other up, and shaping a brighter future together,” says Anita Mandal, a small-scale farmer from Dhangadimai Municipality in Siraha District. Nepal 08 Mar, 2025
Bioremediation adoption: Safeguarding Nepal's natural resources The Bagmati River, once a symbol of purity and spirituality, now symbolises severe ecosystem degradation. Opinion 11 Sep, 2024
TBC Startup Fest, 2023 concludes The final of the TBC Startup Fest, 2023 took place in Kathmandu on Sunday. With the top ten teams pitching their ideas, three were victorious at the end of the day, with the team ‘Composting the Expanded Polystyrene (Styrofoam)’ taking home the first place. Kathmandu 25 Jul, 2023
Reducing food wastage: It's a collective effort Reducing food waste is a global challenge that requires a collective effort from individuals, businesses, governments and various organisations Opinion 17 Apr, 2023
Seeds of prosperity In Chimanimani, a remote region in east-central Zimbabwe, small-holder farmers are taking steps to reduce the economic impact of natural disasters. Blogs 08 Feb, 2022
Organic agriculture: Can it feed the world? Organic farming methods are often blamed for being unsustainable and not a feasible feeding option for the globe. Indeed, several high-profile advocates of conventional agricultural production have indicated that if we all switched to organic farming, the world would be starving. Opinion 23 Aug, 2021
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
Don�t burn the stubble: Upcycle or recycle crop residue Relying heavily on just one or two crops has always been a terrible idea. India’s granary, Punjab, resorted to rice-wheat rotation after displacing other traditional crops, including barley and pulses, more suited to the region A lot of noise is... 16 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
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
Washington is 1st state to allow composting of human bodies SEATTLE: Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. It allows licensed facilities to offer... Art & Culture 22 May, 2019
