Pokhara Metropolitan City commits towards zero waste Various stakeholders in Pokhara have committed to collaborative efforts to mitigate the waste crisis, build a resilient city and create green job opportunities. Environment 25 Nov, 2024
Bid to implement ban on plastic bags ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has appealed to the federal, provincial and local governments as well as all their subordinate agencies and civil servants to make utmost efforts for implementation of the ban on single-use plastic bags with thickness below 40 microns. Nepal 07 Jul, 2023
Cleaning up Mexico's water bodies The Gulf of Mexico off the Atlantic Ocean and other water ecosystems play a vital role in the livelihood of many Mexicans. Blogs 01 Jul, 2022
Action plan to implement ban on plastic bags below 40 microns The government has issued the Action Plan for Ban on Plastic Bags, 2022 with the objective of ensuring the right of citizens to live in a clean and healthy environment through prevention and control of the use of plastic bags below 40 microns throughout Nepal. Nepal 21 May, 2022
Plastic waste With urbanization and the growing global population, much focus has been placed on finding solutions for improving solid waste management as a way to curb the growing amounts of waste being generated. Blogs 01 Feb, 2022
For clean oceans Whenever we eat seafood as a family, it makes me wonder how much plastic my young children might be ingesting—and how much of it the world’s children will eat over their lifetimes now that plastics have firmly entered the food chain. Blogs 10 Jun, 2021
Hotels losing Rs 1.80 billion daily due to COVID-19 pandemic The hotels in the country — one of the hardest-hit due to the coronavirus pandemic — are facing cumulative losses to the tune of whopping Rs 1.80 billion per day. Business 03 Apr, 2021
Municipal solid waste management: Discourage Plastic Use Kathmandu, June 29 Even as they struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, countries today are staring at another crisis—of biomedical and plastic waste. Single-use plastics used to make personal protective equipment, face masks, shoe covers and... 29 Jun, 2020
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction PORTLAND, OREGON: Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the US were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee as the movement to eliminate single-use plastics took hold... Art & Culture 08 Apr, 2020
38th Executive Committee meeting of CITYNET begins today LALITPUR: Climate change was the major topic of discussion in the press meet held today on the commencement of the 38th Executive Committee meeting of CITYNET and an international seminar on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism. The meeting which is to... Horoscopes 06 Nov, 2019
Climate summit pledges fall short, as big emitters skip 'honest appraisal' UNITED NATIONS: At a UN summit on accelerating action on climate change Monday, India promised a boost in its use of renewable power and Finland said it aims to become the first industrialized nation to absorb more carbon than it...
