Save Triyuga campaign launched
A 'Save Triyuga Campaign' has been launched to control the erosion by Triyuga river after it eroded land of more than five VDCs in the eastern belt of Udaypur district for long. A seven-member committee
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Govt to provide $40m loan to Kabeli project
The government will provide $40 million loan (in US dollars terms) to the Kabeli A Hydro Electric project (37.6MW) after receiving the amount from the World Bank. Butwal Power Company, the developer
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Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation provides grant to double tiger population by 2022
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a grant to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for a bold initiative to help Nepal double the population of wild tiger by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. The
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Waste management hits snag in Mahendranagar
Bhimduttanagar municipality has gone stinking and dirty after no management of solid wastes piled up in thoroughfares here. The market has worn a deserted look for no proper disposal of solid wastes scattered
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Sanitation report points at an alarming scenario
A report published on the occasion of World Toilet Day today presented some startling facts that demand serious attention towards improving sanitation in the country. If steps are not taken to improve
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Support sought for sanitation sector
Nepal has been lobbying for international support to improve sanitation and minimise water scarcity in the country in order to achieve Millennium Development Goals on sanitation and water by 2017. “We
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Two companies get license for generating power from garbage
The government has given license to two private companies for conducting feasibility study to generate electricity from garbage. The Gold Rush Company has got survey license to generate 7.9 MW electricity
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World Bank releases new report on climate change, global warming
World Bank has released a new report -- On Thin Ice: How Cutting Pollution can Slow Warming and Save Lives. The report that talks about ways to mitigate the effects of climate change says fast action to
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Work resumes at Upper Marsyangdi
Construction work on the Upper Marsyangdi A Hydropower Project in Lamjung resumed on Saturday after it reached an agreement with the local residents that precautionary measures would be adopted when conducting
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Kanchanpur wheat fields on the decline
The district’s wheat fields are being lost to ever increasing urbanization and land plotting. According to the Agriculture Development Office, the area under wheat cultivation has dropped to 31,750 hectares