By promoting projects with robust environmental and social benchmarks and collaborating with stakeholders, IFC’s Nepal Environmental and Social (E&S) Hydropower Programme (2016 to 2023) helped ramp up …
Is Nepal doing enough to educate children on climate change?
Nepal included climate in its national education goals for the first time. But understanding remains poor among many children in the vulnerable mountain nation.
Why a map in India’s new Parliament is making its neighbors nervous
A new mural on display in India’s new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South Asian neighbors, with Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh seeking an explanation from New …
‘Himalayan Trust UK focused on building human capital in Nepal’
It was in 1981, Sir Graham Wrigley KCMG, at the age of 19, met legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary in Khumjung village of the Everest region.
‘Himalayan Trust UK focused on building human capital in Nepal’
It was in 1981, Sir Graham Wrigley KCMG, at the age of 19, met legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary in Khumjung village of the Everest region.
Traders in Nepal stop importing onions, vegetables from India after govt slaps 13% VAT
Nepal imports almost all its onions from neighbouring India. Last year, it imported 173,829 tonnes of onions from India.
Chinese national held in Kathmandu deposited huge amounts of foreign currency in Nepal bank; global racket suspected
The Chinese national identified as Feng Changwen, had only been in Nepal for two days and was detained by airport security on June 5. On investigation it was found that Changwen had deposited millions …
Chinese national held in Kathmandu deposited huge amounts of foreign currency in Nepal bank; global racket suspected
The Chinese national identified as Feng Changwen, had only been in Nepal for two days and was detained by airport security on June 5. On investigation it was found that Changwen had deposited millions …
Migrate to survive: Water woes clear out villages in hilly Nepal
Climate migration is rising among many communities in Nepal as worsening droughts and erratic rainfall causes water shortages.
Axiata to write off RM377mil after losing Nepal tax case
The write-off comes after an arbitration tribunal dismissed its claims over taxes imposed by the Nepalese government on Axiata’s Nepal-based telecommunications operator Ncell Pte Ltd, the largest …