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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Features
5 min read
Nepali farmers have had to silently bear the brunt of a lopsided approach to Covid-19
Features
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Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that's waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial revolution.
Perspectives
9 min read
Technical shortcomings, inclusivity failures, and large compromises overshadowed small victories at COP26. For Nepal, a stronger communication strategy is necessary.
Features
6 min read
Nepal has had a record number of landslide-related deaths this year
Features
3 min read
Shortage of protective gears, supplies and ventilators in Nepal likely to cripple medical interventions against Covid19
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.
COVID19
Features
4 min read
Misinformation regarding the vaccine’s side-effects is spreading and without a concerted counter campaign, such false information will only proliferate.
Features
6 min read
Here’s what you need to know about the floods and landslides wreaking havoc in districts across the country.