Wildfire Season has begun, but the worst is yet to come A study published in Information Geography journal shows that Nepal’s forests are under severe threat from climate-exacerbated wildfires. Nepal 16 Mar, 2025
Karnali farmers, agri-intermediaries showcase products and ideas Smallholder farmers and agricultural intermediaries showcased their products and ideas today at an exhibition held in Birendranagar, Surkhet, in Karnali Province. Nepal 14 Sep, 2024
Insufficient timber leading to outflow of millions of rupees Insufficient supply of timber has resulted in the outflow of millions of rupees to foreign countries in the import of timber, furniture, aluminium and steel, according to available data. Aluminium and steel are used as alternatives to timber. Nepal 17 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Save the Chure The extraction of sand and stones from the rivers is particularly disturbing in the wake of the heavy construction activities in Nepal and India The Chure hills that rise just above the Tarai along the foothills of the Himalaya are the lifeline of the... 28 Feb, 2020
Baglung to get two industrial villages Land for industrial villages was allocated after conducting a study Baglung, January 11 Baglung Municipality and Taragaun Rural Municipality have come up with the concept of developing industrial villages in the near future. Industrial... Travel 12 Jan, 2020
Green gold In agriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs) are commonly called “green gold”, as they provide the producers with opportunities to earn hand cash. Since time immemorial such plants have been grown in Nepal, and they have high social,... 11 Jul, 2018
Forests in Morang being managed scientifically Biratnagar, March 16 Forest users have started scientific management of forests in Morang. Morang has 130 community forests, four partnership forests, 12 religious forests and 593 private forests. Users of four partnership forests and 22... Travel 17 Mar, 2018
Timber distribution for reconstruction Kathmandu, February 17 The government is preparing to distribute around 70,000 cubic feet of timber for reconstruction work in seven districts worst affected by the 2015 earthquakes. According to the Department of Forests, the ministry has... Horoscopes 18 Feb, 2017
EDITORIAL: Problem of neglect If any illegal settlements have been built on public land, they can be easily demolished by giving them time to clear the area Those in government have a common characteristic of letting any problem arise, get it bigger and bigger, and unless it has... 15 Dec, 2016
50pc timber products in market imported Kathmandu, December 13 It has been found that more than 50 per cent of timber products in the market are imported. According to Federation of Forest Based Industry and Trade Nepal at least 29.4 million cubic feet timber products worth around Rs... Horoscopes 14 Dec, 2016
Ease timber supply for reconstruction, says Bhandari Kathmandu, August 28 Newly appointed Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Shankar Bhandari today directed subordinate bodies of the ministry level Development Action Committee to ease timber supply for post-quake reconstruction. After a... Travel 29 Aug, 2016
BIZ BRIEFS New Hyundai dealer Kathmandu: Avco International Pvt Ltd, the sole distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Nepal, has appointed AM International Pvt Ltd as its new dealer for sales and marketing of Hyundai motors in Kathmandu. AM International, which is the... 31 Dec, 2005
