News
4 MIN READ
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
Film
8 min read
This feature documentary highlights the direct and indirect costs of climate change through three unique stories across Nepal, linked by its central theme: water.
Features
8 min read
How Khim Lal Gautam risked life and limb to ensure Nepal would be able to calculate Mt Everest’s official new height
COVID19
News
3 min read
A daily summary of all Covid19 related developments that matter
Features
7 min read
Wildfires are not just causing air pollution levels across the country to skyrocket but could also lead to more ecological consequences during the monsoon.
Features
4 min read
Bats, chiuri trees, and the Chepang community make up a unique ecosystem in the Chure region that is now coming under threat.
Perspectives
7 min read
While there is much to appreciate in Gates’ new book on climatechange, he fails to unpack the political complexities of the climate crisis
COVID19
Perspectives
5 min read
The world’s largest missionary movement cannot be blamed exclusively for its role in the Covid19 pandemic
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.