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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Features
4 min read
Hundreds continue to flock out everyday from the joblessness, hunger and desperation that has come to plague their lives during the lockdown.
Features
Longreads
18 min read
Nepal is pressing ahead with controversial plans to launch commercial farming of wild animals in the country, as major traditional Chinese medicine companies seek to invest.
Features
10 min read
Turning fertile riverbeds into leasehold farms have helped farmers increase incomes but it doesn’t safeguard them from the hazards of climate change.
Week in Politics
4 min read
Week in politics: what happened, what does it mean, why does it matter?
Features
5 min read
Nepal is shrouded in smoke and pollution from wildfires with air quality levels at ‘hazardous’ for the past three days.
Perspectives
9 min read
Seasonal flooding in Kathmandu is getting worse due to various human-made factors, including climate change, haphazard development, poor urban planning, and improper drainage.
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
6 min read
When it comes to climate change, Global media attention has stayed on island nations but the Himalaya have their own unique vulnerabilities.