Many parts of the world have been suffering from scorching heat again. The eastern United States is currently experiencing its first round of extreme high temperatures this year, with record-breaking highs in many areas on June 23 and 24, affecting over a hundred million Americans. And this week, the high temperatures in the North China...
The Embassy of India in Kathmandu marked World Environment Day 2025 with a special event themed ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. Nepal’s Minister for Forest and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, participated in the event as a special guest. He joined the Ambassador of India to Nepal in planting saplings within the embassy premises, alongside students from...
The first edition of the much-touted Sagarmatha Sambad, a multi-stakeholder dialogue forum, committed to deliberating on the most pressing global, regional, and national issues, is set to begin in Kathmandu on Friday. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will inaugurate the three-day event, which will feature a dozen parallel sessions on critical climate-related issues. These include...
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): In a bilateral engagement, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba and India’s Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, held discussions on Friday on the sidelines of the Sagarmatha Sambaad in Kathmandu, focusing on climate cooperation and cross-border environmental priorities. AdvertisementSagarmatha Sambaad, a multi-stakeholder dialogue forum and...
Rise in temperature turns Nepal’s sweet-orange business sour
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has said the climate change and sustainability of trade are common global agenda, so they warrant collective action and address. Inaugurating the 3rd annual conference on ‘Climate Change and Sustainability of Trade in South Asia’ organized jointly by the World Trade Organization and the Kathmandu University...