China's Green Philosophy

On Dec. 12, 2015, nearly 200 nations from across the world agreed at the Paris Climate Conference to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared with pre-industrial levels. The conference, also known as COP 21, was a huge success, as it produced the first comprehensive climate pact – the Paris Agreement – applicable to all countries. It has changed the regulatory regime of global climate governance in terms of adopting a kind of bottom-up...

Govt decides to mark Yoga Day

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has decided to celebrate this year’s National Yoga Day by following international health protocol to remain safe from COVID-19. At a meeting of the National Yoga Day main organising committee on Sunday, Education Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha, who is also the chairperson of the main committee, said Yoga is essential to be safe from coronavirus infection. In the meeting, Minister Shrestha asked stakeholde

Ilam’s airport to complete in three months

Ten years after the work began on the Falgunanda Sukilumba Airport, the construction of the runway is finally gaining momentum. With the building project in full swing, the runway is currently in the phase of getting black-topped. “We have just completed the mud-filling process, and are awaiting materials to begin the tarring process,” said Binay Bhattarai, Engineer at Civil Aviation Authority. The authority aims to complete paving the 670-metre long runway by coming March (Nepali month of Chaitra)...

First winter rain likely in mountains

Meteorologists have predicted light drizzles in some places of the mountain region and snowfall in high Himalaya regions as the weather across the country has become cloudy from Sunday. “Most parts of the country have witnessed the development of low pressure system due to the effect of the westerly winds and this has caused high chances of rains and snowfall in most parts of the country for next three days from Sunday,” senior meteorologist Min Kumar Aryal, at the Meteorological Forecasting...

Mustang people happy as Muktinath temple reopens

Residents of Upper Mustang are ecstatic over resumption of hotel business and temples, which had remained closed since April last year. In the preceding years, people often migrated to the lower regions during the winter season to escape the extreme cold of Upper Mustang. However, this year, most of them are living in their own areas, and are happy to see Mustang open to national and international tourists.

India encroaches Mahakali River, erects embankment unilaterally in Nepal's territory

In a bid to minimize flood-induced disasters and losses, when Nepal started to construct a dyke on the bank of the Mahakali River in 2013, India had objected to it and obstructed the construction.

421 new cases, 637 recoveries in last 24 hours

In 5,800 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 421 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Rain and snowfall in Darchula, normal life affected

Due to the chilling cold, people and animals in the high altitude area have been adversely affected. Snow fell in the highlands of Darchula, Byas, Api Himal, Naugad, Duhu, and Marma villages.

Sarlahi's Sanat Kumar spent a decade in foreign employment, returning home he started buffalo farming, and now earns a lakh rupees a month

'I spent 10 years in Qatar and Malaysia before I returned to Nepal. I had thought of buffalo farming. So I made buffalo shed in the village but my earnings were only sufficient to make buffalo shed, not for buying buffalos.' Mahato said.

Lumbini Sugar mill starts clearing payment dues after owner got arrested

The Lumbini Sugar Mill located at Sunawal of Nawalparasi (West) has started clearing the due payment to the sugarcane farmers after the police arrested Manoj Kumar Agrawal, director of the mill on Thursday evening from Birgunj.