- Saturday, 11 April 2026
By Indira Aryal
Rain with thunder likely today, tomorrow
The Kathmandu Valley on Monday received rainfall. It was the third rainfall in Kathmandu this winter. However, the rains earlier this month were not enough even to kill dust.
Loss of lives in elephant rampage continues
Dev Prasad Sada, 22, of Golbazar Municipality-3 Jamdah Purandihi of Siraha died after being attacked by a wild elephant on last Tuesday. Sada was attacked by th
Winter was too dry, will Spring be wetter?
The pre-monsoon season made its foray into Nepal on Wednesday with light rainfall across the country towards the end of winter. According to DHM records, the country received only 19.9
Egyptian vulture witnessing population decline
Egyptian vulture, locally known as “Seto Giddha” in Nepali is facing population decline due to habitat loss, diclofenac poisoning, destruction of nesting habitat, persecution, and other human-induced disturbances.
Road digging, drought aggravate dust pollution
Rupa Khatri, a resident of Jadibuti, faces a tough time all day long due to billowing clouds of dust from the road that passes by her home. Roads have remained dusty for the past couple of months in the area as the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has dug the secondary road of the Jadibuti-Purano Thimi road section for laying electric wires underground.
Surge in rhino killing warrants new methods to offset trend
The number of endangered one-horned rhinoceros deaths (both natural and poaching) has increased in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) recently. Some two weeks ago, a 14-year-old mother and a four-year-old calf were found dead in East Nawalparasi, in Ma
Rain, rain come along, don’t tarry much too long
The seasonal forecast does not show promising signs of precipitation this winter. Almost two months of the season have already passed without sufficient rainfall (no rainfall in the mid and eastern part) indicating the c
Winter most likely to remain dry this year
Are you planning to play the snow in Fulchwoki, Chandragiri and Nagarkot this year? Your targets may not be fulfilled as there is less chance of snowfall in the highlands and rainfall in the lowlands this
Juvenile bird makes non-stop Alaska-Tasmania flight
Bird migration is one of the great miracles of nature. They travel between breeding and wintering grounds, crossing miles over the sea, and escaping the predators. Recently, a four-month-old bar-tailed godwit, known as B6, set a new world record by completing a non-stop 11-day migration of 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. This trip represents the longest documented non-stop flight by any bird during migration.
Revival of Valley’s stone spouts can help meet water demand
Until a few decades ago, stone water spouts, also called Dhunge Dhara and Hiti in Newari language, used to be the only source of water for many people living in the Kathmandu Valley. But due to rapid and unplanned urbanization, most of them are drying out.
Upper Koshi basin region vulnerable to disasters
The upper Koshi basin region, where 18 potentially dangerous glacial lakes are located, is highly vulnerable to outburst floods from such lakes located high in the mountains.
Rare Softshell turtle under threat due to conservation neglect
The Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra indica), one of the rare and most threatened vertebrates in the world, is facing survival threats due to lack of conservation priority in Nepal.
When a hydropower project displaces natives
For Khamsung Tamang, leaving his house empty and staying in a single room provided by the local government with his family is like a punishment. Khamsung, 70, of Thulo Syafru of Goshaikunda Rural Municipality-5, in the Rasuwa district, has been staying in a single room for the last 15 months due to a dry landslide that came from the upper part of his house after Langtang Khola Hydropower Project started digging a canal next to Thulo Syafru village.
Global solidarity essential to tame rising temperature
Global leaders, diplomats, climate change experts and youth activists are now gathered at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. They are lobbying for keeping the global average temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century. But experts are concerned about limiting global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius at a time the earth is recording its hottest temperature every passing year.
Nepal to raise mountain-related issues in COP27 in Egypt
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from Sunday.
