- Wednesday, 29 April 2026
By Indira Aryal
Live in harmony with nature
World Environment Day is being observed today (Sunday) across the globe calling for action to protect the planet, raise awareness about the environment and biodiversity protection and provide knowledge about the importance of Mother Nature.
Above normal rains call for better preparedness
As the country swelters in the rising temperature, everyone is waiting for the monsoon season to start soon. The monsoon season usually starts on June 13 in Nepal. With the rise in temperature, rainfall is also becoming erratic in the country. Experts said temperature has been rising more in mountainous countries than in other countries. That has been wreaking havoc in the country over the past few decades.
It'll take a week to clear piled waste
Kathmandu’s streets are repeatedly littered with garbage thrown on the roads from every household in the city. Now when the residents are waiting for the final election results sitting in front of their television sets, the entire city looks ugly with the heaps of garbage accumulated everywhere from Koteshwor to Gausala and from New Baneshwor to New Road.
Save migratory birds from light pollution
World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated today with the theme of “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night,” to create awareness about bird conservation and focus the steps that individuals, communities, and the governments can take to reduce the impact of light pollution on migratory birds. The day is officially celebrated on the second Saturday of May across the globe specially focusing on summer migratory birds asking to take action to conserve migratory birds. This year, the day is focused on the impact of light pollution on birds. Light pollution attracts and confuses migrating birds. They are likely to land in areas where they are more vulnerable to accidents and other dangers, and the message is for people around the world to turn off the lights during the night when they are not in use.
Efforts For Gender-Friendly Newsrooms
Nepal’s news mediascape has continued to grow over the years. The expansion of media outlets since the 1990s has reached over 8,000. Among them, over 800 are radio stations, 164 television stations, 3,120 online news media platforms, and over 7,000 are print media houses in Nepal. Altogether 13, 077 journalists have registered themselves at the Federation of Nepalese Journalists as members, according to the Centre for Media Research. Despite this, male journalists still dominate the voice in the news media.
