News
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More than 70 lives have already been lost to this past week’s rains with the toll only expected to rise.
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COVID19
News
5 min read
A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
Week in Politics
5 min read
Week in politics: what happened, what does it mean, why does it matter?
Features
6 min read
Two months ago, unprecedented floods brought about much destruction to Melamchi but residents have largely been left to fend for themselves.
COVID19
News
3 min read
A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
Perspectives
4 min read
Climate change adaptation is not just a matter of flood-tolerant seeds and solar water pumps; it is about crushing age-old structural injustices.
Explainers
7 min read
Coordinated efforts among police, community members, and conservationists have been fruitful
Features
Longreads
32 min read
Is maintaining the Kodari crossing between Nepal and China as an international highway a lost cause?
Features
Longreads
18 min read
Nepal is pressing ahead with controversial plans to launch commercial farming of wild animals in the country, as major traditional Chinese medicine companies seek to invest.