The Report records a 25 per cent increase in the number of trafficking victims detected globally in 2022 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic figures. Between 2019 and 2022, the global number of victims detected for trafficking for forced labour surged by 47 per cent.
Nepal’s debt trajectory aligns with global trends among developing nations, which have seen rising public debt due to post-pandemic recovery efforts, inflationary pressures, and currency devaluations.
In recent years, authorities and environmentalists have raised an alarm over the growing threat posed by illegal fishing practices in the country's rivers and...
The coalition is demanding an immediate cessation of the Chhujung Khola project and an overhaul of the environment impact assessment process to ensure thorough...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority — facing intense backlash for its inability to act effectively to minimize losses — reported by...
The floods, which began last Thursday and continued for 48 hours, have caused extensive damage across Nepal, particularly in the capital, Kathmandu, which experienced...
Floods and landslides have inundated major highways, stranding thousands of passengers and disconnecting all road links to Kathmandu, the national capital. Hundreds of houses...
The 2022 elections saw Nepali Congress and CPN–UML emerge as the largest parties, but political operations soon ousted former Prime Minister Prachanda, who was...
South Asia’s lead crisis is not inevitable. Experience elsewhere demonstrates that decisive regulation, industrial formalisation and community-level interventions can sharply reduce exposure.
Experts at UNEP say that the Emissions Gap Report 2026 does not abandon the 1.5°C goal. Instead it reframes the challenge: minimise the height and length of the overshoot and chart a credible return path.
South Asia’s lead crisis is not inevitable. Experience elsewhere demonstrates that decisive regulation, industrial formalisation and community-level interventions can sharply reduce exposure.
Experts at UNEP say that the Emissions Gap Report 2026 does not abandon the 1.5°C goal. Instead it reframes the challenge: minimise the height and length of the overshoot and chart a credible return path.
Over 34,626 officials have received specialised training on DNA evidence management and the use of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits, with 18,020 kits distributed across States/UTs.
India played a key role as a co-chair in Sri Lanka’s overall debt restructuring discussions, making it a critical diplomatic player in the island nation’s path to financial recovery.