Traditionally, Buddhist nuns are expected to cook and clean. But a group known as the Kung Fu nuns has been delivering COVID-19 relief to isolated villages out of reach of traditional public health …
Neighbourhood First: India-Nepal open flights under `Bubble Arrangement’
Flights have opened between India and Nepal which will be under a bilateral air bubble arrangement. Confirming this to Financial Express Online, “The Air Bubble with Nepal is based on the similar …
India, Nepal decide to resume flight services under air bubble arrangement
From the Indian side, the flights will be operated by Air India which, in normal times, had a daily flight between Delhi and Kathmandu, the sources said.
Mount Everest: China and Nepal agree on height after years of dispute
After more than a decade of dispute and controversy, China and Nepal have finally agreed on how tall Mount Everest is.
World Bank Discusses Opportunities for Maldives to Build Back Better from COVID-19
Zervos, the World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, completed his first visit to the Maldives last week. The purpose of this visit was to experience firsthand the …
Mount Everest gets an official height after Nepal and China expeditions
China and Nepal announced a new “official” height for Mount Everest on Tuesday The new recorded height of the world’s highest peak is 29,031.7 feet, which is slightly higher than Nepal’s previous …
More than 50 Indian Businesses Set to Enter Nepal
India Franchise Expo summit and awards were successfully held from Nov 2-4 2020 through customised 3-D technology-enabled virtual platform The …
China, Nepal say Everest a bit higher than past measurements
China and Nepal have jointly announced a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The new official height is 8,848.86 meters (29,032 feet), slightly more than …
Mount Everest just got a smidge taller after China and Nepal finally agree on height
China and Nepal for years had different heights for Mount Everest. Now both agree on how tall the world’s tallest peak really is.
Everest Gets A Growth Spurt As China, Nepal Revise Official Elevation Upward
After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world’s highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus.