- Friday, 22 August 2025
By Indira Aryal
Country accords priority for wildlife rescue
More than 600 wild animals were rescued from various parts of Nepal during the fiscal year 2024/25, according to the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). The rescued animals ranged from la
Balancing tigers and humans next conservation challenge
July 29 was marked as International Tiger Day, highlighting the importance of tiger conservation in maintaining a healthy ecosystem, raising awareness and support for ongoing conservation efforts. According to the 2022 census, the country’s wild tiger population nearly tripled in the past decade from 121 in 2010 to 355 in 2022. Despite this remarkable success, the country continues to face challenges in managing habitats and addressing human-tiger conflict.
Recurrent GLOFs call for concrete measures to minimise damage
An unforeseen flash flood in Rasuwa on July 7, 2025, killed seven people, while 19 others remain missing. The devastating flood occurred without any recorded heavy rainfall and was caused by the sudden drainage of a supraglacial lake located ar
Drainage of supraglacial lake suspected for Rasuwa flood
The flash flood in the Bhotekoshi on Tuesday morning is suspected to have been caused by the drainage of a supraglacial lake. This lake began forming as a small pond in late December 2024 and expanded significantly by June 2025, experts said.
Nepal finalises elephant conservation action plan
In the past 23 years, at least 350 people have been killed by elephants, while 57 elephants have died as a result of human intervention over the last 15 years.
Monsoon yet to be fully active across Nepal
On Monday afternoon, Pramod Shrestha from Madhyapur Thimi had quite a confusing ride to Kathmandu. Between Naya Thimi and Koteshwor, he ended up putting on and taking off his raincoat three times!
Nepal performs poorly to end plastic pollution
World Environment Day is being observed on Thursday with the theme ‘End Plastic Pollution,’ highlighting the urgent issue of plastic waste, which is contaminating the water we drink, the food we eat and even our bodies. For decades, plastic pollution has been a wid
Experts urge action on climate loss and damage
On the second day of the Sagarmatha Sambaad, climate experts point out the urgent need for climate financing and global cooperation to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change on the Himalayan region.
Sagarmatha Sambaad kicks off calling for global climate action
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the Sagarmatha Sambaad (Everest Dialogue) is being held as a global platform for discourse, inspired by the belief that protecting the Himalayas is essential to protecting the Earth, the oceans and humanity itself.
From ample snow to scarcity: Silent crisis in the Himalayas
David Gyabu Sherpa, a mountaineer and rescue climber, saw a lot of glacier ice around the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) base camp in 2010, when he started climbing mountains. Glaciers surrounded the base camp area back then, but now there is water all around. “The glacier level has retreated from where it used to be,” he said.
Wetter, longer monsoon in the air
As the pre-monsoon season nears its end, the country has been receiving significant rainfall across various regions, signaling the likelihood of above-normal rainfall by the time the monsoon season begins around the first week of June.
10 years after Gorkha earthquake, Nepal still at risk of seismic incidents
As the country marks the 10th anniversary of the 2015 earthquake on Friday, the fading memory of the disaster has become an issue of concern. The 7.8 magnitude earth
Biodiversity of Madhes under threat: Study
Madhes Province hosts 163 species of fish, 24 species of amphibians, 95 reptile species and 578 species of birds. But they are now under threat due to human-wildlife conflict, habit
Melamchi's alternative being explored to supply water for rainy season
Balaram Mayalu of Tinkune, Kathmandu-32, was worried when water from the Melamchi Water Supply Project failed to reach his home on Wednesday, even after he had waited for four days.
Kathmandu air very unhealthy, eye irritation complained
: For the fourth consecutive day, Kathmandu remained the most polluted city in the world. On Thursday afternoon, the city's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached around 300, a level considered very unhealthy. Th
