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In Nepal, artificial ponds offer drought relief despite lingering doubts
Mongabay
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August 28, 2025
As Nepal’s plains face severe drought, communities are building artificial ponds to cope with water shortages for drinking, irrigation and other uses. The ponds are becoming popular as a “nature-based solution” with both local communities and the...
Delhi people could live 8 more years if pollution is cut to WHO standards, study finds
The Week
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After a decline in particulate pollution in 2022 in India, levels once again increased in 2023; and that if these were to be brought down to meet prescribed standards, it would add 3.5 years to the average life expectancy. This is from the annual...
Insights from the frontline: Nepalese high officials visit UBC for climate change discussion
The Source
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August 28, 2025
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Himalaya program will host “Climate Change Science-Policy-Society Interface in the High Himalaya” on Aug. 28 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues. For assistant professor Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, the...
‘Nepal-China tourism cooperation mutually beneficial’
Enewspolar
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August 27, 2025
Kathmandu, Aug 27: A grand tourism promotion between Nepal and China’s Anhui Province was held in the capital city today with participation of politicians, diplomats, government officials and representatives from the tourism fraternity. The...
Bihar On High Alert: Intel Warns Of Jaish Terrorists Entering Poll-Bound State Through Nepal
News18
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August 28, 2025
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 09:39 IST Sources said three suspected members of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed infiltrated Bihar through the Nepal border BIhar police on high alert following intelligence of Pakistan-based...
Report: Air pollution cuts life expectancy by 5.5 years in Bangladesh
Dhaka Tribune
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August 28, 2025
Bangladesh has once again been identified as the world’s most polluted country, with air pollution now causing a greater reduction in life expectancy than tobacco use, malnutrition, or unsafe water. The latest Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2025,...
Safeguarding Nepal’s digital future
The Kathmandu Post
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While Nepal’s digital infrastructure has expanded immensely over the last decade, its capacity to defend itself against the rising wave of cyber threats has not kept pace. This asymmetry has left the country vulnerable to attacks that can...
Top 9 things to do in Kathmandu
Lonely Planet
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Always stimulating, often chaotic and sometimes sublime, Kathmandu is at its core a medieval city of temples and shrines that has morphed into Nepal’s largest and busiest city. Everyone traveling to Nepal visits Kathmandu. It’s the arrival point...
The Drought Situation in Madhesh Province
New Spotlight Nepal
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Madhesh Province, a federal region of Nepal consisting of eight Terai districts downstream of the Siwalik (Chure) range, has been officially classified as "drought-prone" as of mid-July 2025, according to government reports. As the dry season sets...
Right policies can make Nepal a regional energy center: Kulman Ghising
Khabarhub
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August 27, 2025
Kulman Ghising. (File photo) LONDON: Former Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Kulman Ghising, has said Nepal has a historic opportunity to establish itself as a regional energy hub, but emphasized that the right policies...
Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – August 26, 2025
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: Welcome to Nepal News’ Evening Economic Brief—your go-to source on key financial updates in Nepal. Stay informed with concise insights on market trends, economic indicators, and policy shifts. Here are today’s top economic news...
Size does not matter
Nepali Times
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August 29, 2025
Nepal’s leaders often make grandiose promises that they will turn the country into Switzerland within a decade. We will be lucky if Nepal could even attain the per capita GDP of Swaziland. Becoming another Switzerland or Singapore is the boastful...
HoR meeting: Lawmakers call for timely addressing demands of sugarcane farmers
The Rising Nepal
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Kathmandu, Aug 29: Parliamentarians in the meeting of House of Representatives (HoR) today appealed with the government to promptly address the demands of sugarcane farmers. In the Emergency Hour of the meeting, they underscored the need to...
Minister Dr Rana urges foreign investment in Sudurpaschim Province
Enewspolar
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August 29, 2025
Kathmandu, Aug 29: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has urged foreign investors to invest in Nepal’s Sudurpaschim Province, highlighting its potential in natural resources, and heritage. In a meeting organised at the Ministry of...
Government decides to establish Chhayanath National Park in Mugu
The Rising Nepal
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Kathmandu, Aug 29: The government has decided to establish the Chhayanath National Park in Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality located in Mugu. The Cabinet meeting held today made the decision based on the proposal of the Ministry of Forests and...
JuneYao JY Air Lands in Nepal: Is the Fastback Design Its Key Draw?
TechLekh
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August 27, 2025
HIGHLIGHTS JY Air price in Nepal starts at Rs. 54 Lakhs and goes up to Rs. 68 Lakhs. There are two variants of JY Air available in Nepal: Lite and Ultra. Both variants are powered by a 99kW PMS Motor but 51 kWh or 64kWh LFP battery options. Sedans...
Nepal emerging as more peaceful nation
The Rising Nepal
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BY SUSHMA MAHARJAN,Kathmandu, Aug. 26: Nepal often draws criticism for not concluding the peace process as envisaged by the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) inked in 2006. However, the recent reports show that Nepal is emerging as a more peaceful...
Stronger Together: Women in Agriculture in Rural India Unite Against Climate Change Threats
Earth.Org
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August 27, 2025
Millions of women are being thrust into harm by climate change. In rural India, a generation-defining program promoting collaboration among them is helping alleviate the threats it poses. — By Gordon Cole-Schmidt Across the flat plains of Bihar,...
NIBL Equity Partners has acquired a 28.8% stake in Himalayan Java Coffee
New Spotlight Nepal
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NIBL Equity Partners has acquired a 28.8% stake in Himalayan Java Coffee with the aim of driving growth and expanding globally. The investment was announced by NIMB Ace Capital Limited, managed by NIBL Equity Partners, with Nepal Investment Mega...
Ahimsa Festival Nepal 2025 from August 28 in Kathmandu
Enewspolar
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August 26, 2025
Kathmandu, Aug 26: Preparations have been completed for the upcoming ‘Ahimsa (Non-Violence) Festival Nepal 2025’, which is set to begin this Thursday, August 28, at the Nepal Police Club, Kathmandu. The three-day event, organized by the Nepal...