The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Arsenic-polluted water used for irrigation in certain areas of India, Bangladesh and Nepal is posing a health hazard for people eating food from the crops irrigated. The accumulation of arsenic in the soil is a threat to sustainable agriculture in the areas affected. These problems are not yet widely recognised. …
Construction of Mid-Marsyangdi Hydroelectricity Project has been completed. The country's second largest hydro-power project is undergoing a series of tests before coming into operation. Project Assistant Director Lok Prasad Nepal confirmed that works relating to construction and equipment installment of the 70 MW project have been completed. "Currently, we are …
A young Nepali climber is seeking to popularise a toilet fashioned from a plastic bucket with a lid to promote eco-friendly climbing on Mount Everest. Hundreds of climbers flock to the world's tallest peak at 8,850 metres (29,035 feet) every year, with many simply squatting in the open or hunching …
A three day long workshop on efficient energy management and renewable energy begins today at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. The USAID and UNDP jointly organised the workshop. Special Assistant to the chief adviser Dr M Tamim will attend the inaugural function as chief guest while secretary of Power Division Dr …
The Department of Wild Life Reserve has begun the census of spotted tigers in Wild Life Reserves and Sanctuary across the country from Saturday. In Parsa Wild Life Reserve, 12 elephants and 30 officials have been deployed for the task. They will count tigers through camera trapping or directly visiting …
On April 5, 2006, police arrested three wildlife traffickers along with 40 kg tiger bones and a leopard skin at Kalanki in the capital. The confiscated animal parts were found in a wicker basket wrapped in a bed-sheet and placed 40 inches below the ground. On the ground, they (traffickers) …
Dehradun: : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dhal, better known as Prachanda, visited the Tehri Dam on Friday in the wake of a fresh move to develop the long pending 6,000 mw Pancheshwar Dam that is to be built jointly by India and Nepal. Prachanda went to the 2,400 mw …
The Kosi afflux bundh breached in Kusaha in Nepal on 18 August 2008. This was the eighth incident of its kind and the first time did a breach occur upstream of the Kosi Barrage. The ones in 1968 and 1984 were no less disastrous but this year
The recent Kosi floods have proved once again that inadequate control measures have been responsible for the recurring disasters. Typically flood control and riverine studies focus on hydrological information, whereas a much more integrated approach that pays attention to specific morphological factors is required. Since Kosi is a dynamic river …
A combination of short- and long-term measures that gives importance to both structural (traditional) means and non-structural techniques is required to solve the perennial flood problem in north Bihar.
The strategy of building embankments to constrain river flow and to prevent floods in north Bihar has proven to be questionable and flawed. Reliance on a dam-and-reservoir system for that purpose only offers limited protection and even greater risks of flooding in case of damage. Learning to cope with floods …
floods Kosi breach yet to be plugged The breach in the Kosi embankment that caused the devastating flood in Bihar may not be plugged before March 2009. The deadline for completion of the work was in November, but the state government extended it by four months. Though the government did …
NEW DELH: India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to give a major thrust to partnership and cooperation in the power sector by taking up execution of major hydro power projects, transmission lines and export of power to Nepal to tide over shortage. The Indian side has also agreed to allow …
A national consultative meeting on management of preventing natural disasters that take place in the South Asian countries kicked off in the capital on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bamdev Gautam attended the inaugural function of the meeting organised by the European Commission (EC). The meeting …
Claiming that some 13 hectares of farmland was registered in an illegal way, cadres of CPN-Maoist have prevented landowners from harvesting their ripe paddy here at Kurainiya of Bhaktipur VDC. The Maoists returned the land, that they captured five years ago, to the rightful owners last year as per the …
Gasoline lines are a familiar sight in Kathmandu. But this time, the queues of motorcycles are there not for fuel but because of fuel. Kalyan Paudel, service manager of the Yamaha workshop at Teku, has been busy the last few weeks fielding complaints from angry customers who are flocking to …
Koshi displaced people obstruct East-West Highway at Bhardaha Kantipur Report SAPTARI, Nov 6 - Koshi displaced people obstructed the East-West Highway at Bhardaha in Saptari district on Thursday. Hundreds of people traveling along the highway have been stranded after the Koshi displaced people staying at the temporary camps in Bhardaha …
Nepal will be emphasising the need to inject additional investment into agriculture to enable the SAARC region to tackle impending food deficit at the upcoming meeting of SAARC agriculture ministers. Hari Dahal, spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC), said Nepal would also urge cooperation to develop agro-based …
