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 …
Climate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, according to a new study. Using a sophisticated modelling tool called the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), researchers at the Baylor University were able to account for …
A majority of children in Pyuthan district have been suffering from malnutrition, shows a study. It is said the children are suffering from malnutrition as parents have not been able to take good care of their children due to poverty and lack of awareness. The study shows that more than …
THIMPU: A snub-nosed mon key that sneezes when it ra ins, a walking fish and a jewel like snake are among more than 200 new species discove red in the fragile eastern Hi malayas, according to a new report by WWF. A report on wildlife in Nepal, Bhutan, the far …
A biological treasure trove of over 200 new species was discovered in the Eastern Himalayas between 2009 and 2014, according to WWF Living Himalayas Initiative’s latest regional species discovery report. The report, released in Bhutan on World Habitat Day, is entitled “Hidden Himalayas: Asia’s Wonderland”, and maps out scores of …
The World Bank Group (WBG), today, approved a credit of $20 million for Nepal to implement the ‘Power Sector Reform and Sustainable Hydropower Development Project’. The project will help strengthen the capacity of power sector agencies in Nepal to plan and prepare hydropower generation and transmission line projects along international …
More lives are saved and casualties rescued by local people than outsiders in disasters around the world, a new report says. The 2015 World Disasters Report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) found there is an increasing need to balance the relationship between international …
A report released by the government details how food insecurity and undernutrition are affecting the people of Nepal. The report ‘Small Area Estimation of Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Nepal’ provides insights into food poverty, stunting and low levels of calorie intake with detailed analysis of Nepal’s latest population census, …
Due to poor security and ongoing curfews, illegal logging and firewood collection are going unchecked, district forest officers from Bara, Parsa, Mahottari, Rautahat and Siraha say. Sep 23, 2015- Forest authorities from various Tarai districts that are under protests and curfews for more than a month now have reported illegal …
A amendment proposal to the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act allows institutions or agencies to operate zoos Sep 16, 2015- The government is likely to grant license to any organisation or agency to operate zoos if they meet the purposes including education, research as well as study and entertainment. …
The government has drawn its attention towards the increasing pollution and uncontrolled spread of invasive plant species at Fewa Lake in Kaski district, one of the major tourist destinations. A meeting of concerned representatives held on Sunday at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) decided to direct the concerned ministries including …
Though ranked 74th in the District Human Development Index, Bajura occupies the 75th position in the district poverty index. According to 2011 Census, poverty rate is 64.1 per cent in the district. Data at the Central Department of Statistics in 2001 showed the poverty rate at 47.3 per cent. Information …
ZAMBIA is among eight developing countries that will benefit from a US$12 million international climate change adaptation programme fund from Germany to help raise agricultural production and increase food security. Through the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Development …
Two months after foreign countries and international agencies pledged $4.1 billion to help Nepal recover from its worst natural disaster, the government has yet to make arrangements to receive the money and has spent nothing on reconstruction. The United Nations estimates almost three million survivors of twin earthquakes in April …
This paper provides a concise review of the efficacy, effectiveness and affordability of health-care interventions topromote and assist tobacco cessation, in order to inform national guideline development and assist countries in planning their provision of tobacco cessation support. Original Source
Tremors were felt in several parts of India after an earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday. The fresh quake struck 89 km east of Kathmandu. According to The National Seismological Centre in Kathmandu, the quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale with the epicentre at Dolakha was recorded at 2.47 pm …
The Kathmandu Valley in South Asia is considered as one of the global "hot spots" in terms of urban air pollution. It is facing severe air quality problems as a result of rapid urbanization and land use change, socioeconomic transformation and high population growth. Original Source
The news that a promising vaccine has been tested against Ebola is very welcome. But, as we in Nepal know only too well, the development of a vaccine is no guarantee that it will be used. Back in 1987, a successful trial of a typhoid vaccine here in Kathmandu gave …
ZURICH: Natural and manmade disasters caused $37.4 billion (34 billion euros) in economic losses during the first half of 2015, proving far less costly than in recent years, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday. The figure, which combines both insured and uninsured losses, marked a 37-per cent drop from the …
HETAUDA, AUG 12 - The study of Department of Health Services (DoHS) conducted in 14 districts shows that 1,600 children are mildly malnourished. Among them, 1,000 are from the earthquake affected villages. Two hundred and eighty-four children are suffering from severe malnutrition in Makwanpur district alone, according to the report. …
BHIMDUTTANAGAR: The District Community Forestry Coordination Committee on Sunday handed over a total of 119 community forests to the concerned communities in Kanchanpur district. Committee Chairman Maheshdutta Joshi said that the move has helped in forest conservation and other development works in the society. Joshi further said that the community …
