Nepal has 2.7% of the earth’s freshwater, yet the people of Kathmandu, Nepal’s most developed region, struggle with scarce water supply. Rapid urbanization, overpopulation, and overexploitation of groundwater
The Office of the Investment Board (OIB) under the Prime Minister’s Office is yet to proceed with the much hyped garbage-fuelled plant in the Kathmandu Valley. “The plant which was slated to be finalised
Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre (SWMTSC), in collaboration with the High Level Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilisation (HLCIDBC), will be launching a pilot project
People warm themselves by a fire during a cold winter morning in Kathmandu on A severe spell of cold has claimed close to 50 lives across Nepal this year even as mercury plunged below sub normal level in Kathmandu. The sharp drop in temperatures over the week has taken a heavy toll, especially in the Terai and other southern Nepal regions. The downward drop in mercury levels continued with the temperature plunging close to minus one in the capital today. Kathmandu witnessed the coldest day of the year yesterday with the mercury dropping to minus 1.1 degree Celsius.
KATHMANDU: Consumer and environment rights activists have urged government to start a massive awareness campaign before reinforcing the Plastic Bags Control and Regulation Directive 2011. “A certain level
KATHMANDU, JAN 01 - With a view to increasing greenery in the Capital city and compensating for the environmental degradation caused by the road expansion drive, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is
A government team started inspecting hospital waste management systems in the Kathmandu Valley from today after reports that hospitals are mixing toxic waste with general waste against the law. The
As South Asia becomes more and more industrialized, populations are moving from an agrarian lifestyle to one that is increasingly urbanized. Increased industrialization and the growth of urban areas are
Kathmandu has the highest incidence of the worst forms of child labour in the country, according to a report. These children are employed in brick kilns, as domestic labour and by urban transportation,
Poor condition of public toilets in the Kathmandu Valley is repelling people from using them, an NGO survey said today. The municipalities are far behind when it comes to fulfilling the growing demand
As part of its cleanliness drive, the government is planning to declare some major areas in the Kathmandu Valley ‘waste-free zone’ within the current fiscal year. The Solid Waste Management Technical
