Indigenous Seeds or Hybrid Seeds? Choosing the Right Path for Sustainable Agriculture in N...Indigenous Seeds or Hybrid Seeds? Choosing the Right Path for Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal
As Nepal’s agricultural policies increasingly favor hybrid seeds for higher yields and market profit, experts, farmers, and organizations urge a return to indigenous seeds for biodiversity, resilience, food security, and sustainable develop...
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Conservation
United for mountains: Collaborative conservat...United for mountains: Collaborative conservation for a sustainable future
The "UNITED FOR MOUNTAINS" conference highlighted community-led conservation, indigenous knowledge, and holist...
Sakshyam
Jun 13, 2025
Agriculture
Indigenous Seeds or Hybrid Seeds? Choosing th...Indigenous Seeds or Hybrid Seeds? Choosing the Right Path for Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal
As Nepal’s agricultural policies increasingly favor hybrid seeds for higher yields and market profit, experts,...
Yashshri
Jun 09, 2025
Health
Waste Management in Crisis: A Closer Look at ...Waste Management in Crisis: A Closer Look at the Butwal Dumping Site in Majhuwa
The unmanaged waste disposal at the Majhuwa dumping site in Butwal has given rise to alarming environmental, h...
Prakriti
Jun 06, 2025
Gender
Queer Community at the Crossroads: The Invisi...Queer Community at the Crossroads: The Invisible Cost of aid withdrawal
Nepal’s queer community hits crisis in job and resource opportunities after the USAID funding withdrawal, push...
Achyut
Jun 02, 2025
Education
Nepali Girls in ICT: Need for Inclusive Digit...Nepali Girls in ICT: Need for Inclusive Digital Transformation from school-level
Globally, the attention is slowly steering towards Information and Communication Technology sector that promis...
Abhiyan
May 16, 2025
Education
3-day International Conference Concludes in N...3-day International Conference Concludes in Nepal drawing attention to investment in ICT
The International Conference on “Science and Technology Information Management System” concluded on May 9 at H...
Sampada
May 09, 2025
Disaster
A photo-walk down the memory lane of resilien...A photo-walk down the memory lane of resilience and reconstruction
On April 25, 2015, Nepal faced one of its most devastating natural disasters – the Gorkha Earthquake. Ten year...
Anushka
Apr 29, 2025
Disaster
A decade later: Key developments since 2015 e...A decade later: Key developments since 2015 earthquake in Nepal
Nepal has come a long way since 2015. But the journey of recovery is ongoing, requiring sustained commitment, ...
Anushka
Apr 25, 2025
Health
Nepal’s Health Insurance Program in jeopardy ...Nepal’s Health Insurance Program in jeopardy amid NRs 18 bln debt
Experts have raised concerns about Nepal’s Health Insurance Program which is struggling financially, with NRs ...
Anushka
Apr 22, 2025
Climate Change
Kathmandu chokes under hazardous smog as AQI ...Kathmandu chokes under hazardous smog as AQI soars to 348, experts urge emergency response
According to data from the Air Quality Index (AQI), Kathmandu ranked as the most polluted city last week, with...
Anushka
Apr 22, 2025
Health
High pesticide levels in Kathmandu Valley veg...High pesticide levels in Kathmandu Valley vegetables spark health and safety concerns
Government laboratory tests have revealed dangerously high levels of pesticide residues in vegetables sold in ...
Anushka
Apr 22, 2025
Climate Change
Hindu Kush Himalaya records lowest snow persi...Hindu Kush Himalaya records lowest snow persistence in 23 years, raising alarms on water security
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region has recorded its lowest snow persistence in 23 years, marking the third c...
Abhiyan
Apr 21, 2025
Finance
NRB reports 24% surge in suspicious transacti...NRB reports 24% surge in suspicious transactions, highlights gaps in investigation & monitoring
Nepal Rastra Bank registered 7,338 cases of suspicious transactions in the fiscal year 2023/24, which was 24% ...
Anushka
Apr 17, 2025
Biodiversity
Violet Cuckoo is recorded as the 899th bird s...Violet Cuckoo is recorded as the 899th bird species in Nepal
Nepal has officially recorded a new bird species, the Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus), locally kno...
Abhiyan
Apr 16, 2025
Conservation
Nepal achieves 516 consecutive days without r...Nepal achieves 516 consecutive days without rhino poaching
Nepal has recorded 516 straight days without a rhino poaching incident, according to Chitwan National Park (CN...
Abhiyan
Apr 15, 2025
Finance
Nepal Oil Corporation earns NRs 9.55 billion ...Nepal Oil Corporation earns NRs 9.55 billion profit in FY 2024/25
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reported a profit of NRs 9.55 billion for the fiscal year 2024/25. The financi...
Abhiyan
Apr 13, 2025
Finance
Nepal's economy is projected to expand to 4.4...Nepal's economy is projected to expand to 4.4% in 2025: ADB
Nepal's economy is projected to expand to 4.4% in 2025, compared to the estimated 3.9% growth in the previous ...
Abhiyan
Apr 10, 2025
Conservation
39 snow leopards recorded in Namkha, Humla
A new survey has recorded 39 endangered snow leopards in the Namkha Rural Municipality of Humla District.
Abhiyan
Apr 09, 2025
