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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian mountain peaks, the Earth’s ‘Third Pole,’ in light of devastating floods and water supply problems.
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Agri-business
Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Country’s East
Cardamom, mountain potato, ginger and timur have been assessed using the government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan, which FAO says identifies climate-smart farming practices and...
Democracy
Nepal’s President Puts Her Foot Down, Refuses to Sign Citizenship Bill
If signed into law, the bill will grant citizenship rights to thousands of people, mostly of Indian origin. How the proposed law could help...
Climate change
Every Minute Counts: Growing Community Ownership of Flood Early Warning Systems in Nepal
The Koshi River can be a bane during monsoons. Now, in a unique experiment in early warning from ICIMOD, an alarm system programmed to...
Mental Health
Nepal’s Suicide Rate Spikes by 72 Per Cent Over a Decade
According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of Nepal’s health ministry, the suicide rate is increasing in the Himalayan country where 19 persons...
Air
Nepal has ‘World’s Highest’ Lung Disease Death Rate
A new study reported that Nepal had the highest reported death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2019, primarily due to air pollution....
Agriculture
In Nepal, Farmers Are Cutting Paddy to Feed Their Cattle
Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) on Wednesday announced that most parts of the country have thus far received below-average rains during this...
Animals and wildlife
Nepal’s Wild Tiger Population Triples Over 12 Years
The Nepal government announced that the nation’s tiger population had increased from the baseline established in 2009 – an increase of over 190 per...
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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
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