Photo Essays
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For the people living besides the Bagmati in Teku, every year the monsoon brings much devastation. And as local authorities do little to help, residents have no one to turn to but themselves.
Deewash Shrestha Deewash Shrestha is a student of Media Studies and a freelancer He can be reached via email: deewash.shrestha@yahoo.com
Explainers
7 min read
Four Nepalis were recently arrested in possession of uranium. The Record explains what they were planning to do with it and how much it’s worth.
Features
6 min read
When it comes to climate change, Global media attention has stayed on island nations but the Himalaya have their own unique vulnerabilities.
Features
Longreads
32 min read
Is maintaining the Kodari crossing between Nepal and China as an international highway a lost cause?
Record Blog
5 min read
The majority of businesses, especially in the service sector, will probably not survive in the absence of state aid packages and guarantees
Perspectives
8 min read
Studies predict climate change will cause more dry spells and extreme seasonal rainfall in the future, increasing Nepal’s vulnerability to landslides.
Features
8 min read
For decades, studies have shown that a warming climate is pushing the treeline to shift upwards across the world — including in the Everest region. But what exactly does this phenomenon mean?
Perspectives
8 min read
Every winter and spring, Kathmandu goes through episodes of dips in air quality. Poorly designed policies and enforcement mechanisms hinder improvement.
Perspectives
11 min read
The most significant international climate event since the Paris Accord is two days away. For Nepal, its citizens’ lives and its long-term development trajectory are at stake.