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All water for power in Nepal’s new electricity bill
Experts wonder why a bill riddled with errors has been tabled in the upper house of parliament
Posted 25 Aug 2020 in Articles -
Can the Himalayan region go green as economies flounder?
The pandemic has hit the economies of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region particularly hard, but will it be back to carbon intensive growth, or is this a chance for countries to go green?
Posted 21 Jul 2020 in Articles -
Will border disputes in the Himalayas affect climate research?
Scientists hope recent border clashes and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the past decade
Posted 02 Jul 2020 in Articles -
Video: Climate migrants in the shadow of Everest
On World Environment Day, a report on villagers in eastern Nepal forced to move as mountain springs dry up in the Himalayas
Posted 05 Jun 2020 in Videos -
Covid-19 threatens to plunge Nepal’s power sector back into dark ages
Falling demand for electricity, supply chain problems and regulatory hurdles are jeopardising Nepal’s hydropower ambitions
Posted 04 Jun 2020 in Articles -
Kathmandu’s water spouts rescue residents in pandemic lockdown
The ancient water distribution system through stone spouts provides both water and arena for social theatre
Posted 16 Apr 2020 in Articles&Photo Gallery -
Arunachal Pradesh poised to restart dam building spree
Chief Minister issues dire warning to those opposing hydel projects
Posted 07 Apr 2020 in Articles -
Protecting pangolins by building statues?
In the world’s first community-managed pangolin-protected area, Nepali villagers face the challenge of conservation while attracting enough tourists to make the money they need
Posted 26 Feb 2020 in Articles -
Subsidies killing renewable energy investments in Nepal
Nepal’s faltering renewables policy may find its solution in energy trade – hydro from Nepal, RE from India
Posted 05 Aug 2019 in Articles&migratet -
Nepal’s OBOR railway dreams
As China builds a rail and road infrastructure up to its borders, Nepal eyes its role in connecting India and China, as well as the wider world
Posted 10 Jul 2017 in Articles