1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (619+ words) Interview with Rodney Jackson, who has devoted his life to studying snow leopards Nepali Times · Jul 30, 2026 Rodney Jackson first visited Nepal in 1976, and was the first to radio collar a snow leopard. At 83, he remains active as the founder of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (763+ words) We know the problem of the urban heat island effect, we know how to solve it, we just need decisive action Prasesh Pote Shrestha · Jul 26, 2026 Like other South Asian cities, Kathmandu also grapples with the trilemma of rapid urbanisation, ever…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (788+ words) Equal distribution of infrastructure does not produce equal access to water Ngamindra Dahal · Jul 15, 2026 For years, the most resonant promise in Nepal’s local elections has been deceptively simple: one tap of drinking water for every household. Across Nepal communities have…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1215+ words) Nepal has to start urgently treating food security as a national security issue Shristi Karki · Jul 3, 2026 Extreme weather caused by climate breakdown, disruption of global supply chains and domestic mismanagement have created a perfect storm affecting Nepal’s food security. At…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (1420+ words) A model for sustainable waste management in the Himalaya Leïla Ezzat in the Khumbu · Jun 30, 2026 At Kathmandu airport, hundreds of visitors loaded with backpacks and trekking gear fly daily to the Khumbu region, the gateway to Everest. But this comes…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (713+ words) Nepal prepares to mark National Paddy Day on 29 June as faltering efforts fail to keep pace with climate change Anju Pandit · Jun 28, 2026 Asar 15 observed on 29 June this year is a joyous day for many Nepalis. It carries memories of fields…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1691+ words) Pseudoscience group claims greenhouse gases are not main cause of climate crisis Julian Reingold and Ignacio Conese · Jun 26, 2026 Earlier this year, a conference was held in the European Parliament to discuss the dangers of nanoplastics. Such an event would not…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1058+ words) Book underlines the role of revitalist architecture when urban space is a living culture Sonia Awale · Jun 16, 2026 A G Krishna Menon is an urban planner and conservation consultant based in New Delhi who was invited to examine strengthening and rebuilding…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1002+ words) Securing a future for community-managed conservation area below the world’s third highest mountain Chungla Sherpa · Jun 5, 2026 Nepal’s Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) is one of the most unique experiments in community-managed nature protection in the Himalaya. The landscape below the world’s…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (928+ words) We need plans that can put an investment value to forest and water resources Sony Baral Gauli · Jun 5, 2026 From the perspective of a green economy, this is not a balanced budget. It does not try to address the importance of…...