Tag:Nepal
Finance and Economy
India-Nepal Joint Commission Meetings to Kick Off Today
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will begin on Thursday a two-day visit to Kathmandu to co-chair 7th meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission.
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Accountability
Nepal: Business, Government at Loggerheads on Electricity Dues
The industrialists complain they are suffering losses worth millions of rupees daily and have warned of a shortage of products in the market in...
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...
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...
Disaster Management
42 out of 56 Koshi Barrage Sluices Opened
The sluices were opened after the flow of water measured 243,180 cusecs per second and the surge in the water levels in the river...
Finance and Economy
Nepal Staring at Imminent Double-Digit Inflation
Inflation has taken over Nepali life and is hitting a major segment of lower-income families for whom basic necessities are becoming unaffordable. It is...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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