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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Perspectives
5 min read
Taudaha is a wintering ground for many migratory birds, but with rapid commercialization, the lake, and the intricate ecosystem it holds for the survival of many species, is under serious threat.
COVID19
Features
4 min read
Misinformation regarding the vaccine’s side-effects is spreading and without a concerted counter campaign, such false information will only proliferate.
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
Russia’s economic and political power as an energy exporter emboldens its invasion of Ukraine. There is a lesson here for emerging economies like Nepal.
Features
3 min read
Nepal accepts China’s request to jointly announce the new height of the world’s highest peak while risking being dismissed by the international mountain community
COVID19
News
5 min read
A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
Explainers
7 min read
Coordinated efforts among police, community members, and conservationists have been fruitful
Features
12 min read
For the ordinary residents of Nijgadh, the airport has already come—as the fear and uncertainty that now pervade the everyday, of being displaced and dispossessed