News
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More than 70 lives have already been lost to this past week’s rains with the toll only expected to rise.
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COVID19
Perspectives
5 min read
The world’s largest missionary movement cannot be blamed exclusively for its role in the Covid19 pandemic
Record Blog
5 min read
The majority of businesses, especially in the service sector, will probably not survive in the absence of state aid packages and guarantees
The Wire
News
4 min read
Geopolitics, globalization, and climate change are affecting yak populations across the Himalayan region
COVID19
News
3 min read
A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
Features
10 min read
Reservoir-type hydropower projects might generate much-needed electricity for Nepal but they also come at significant environmental, ecological, and social costs.
Features
7 min read
The government’s decision to resume the export of sand and gravel to reduce the trade deficit will lead to the wholesale exploitation of the environment, say conservationists and lawmakers
Perspectives
8 min read
Every winter and spring, Kathmandu goes through episodes of dips in air quality. Poorly designed policies and enforcement mechanisms hinder improvement.
Features
Longreads
12 min read
As the elites profit from natural resources, the poor and marginalized pay the price of conservation with evictions, fines, and jail sentences