News
4 MIN READ
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
2 min read
More people are getting critically ill, and dying, as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly across Nepal
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
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?
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
Features
7 min read
The government’s decision to resume the export of sand and gravel to reduce the trade deficit will lead to the wholesale exploitation of the environment, say conservationists and lawmakers
Features
17 min read
The decision to build new headquarters inside Teghari Forest has divided politicians, locals and environmentalists in Sudurpashim
Features
Longreads
12 min read
As the elites profit from natural resources, the poor and marginalized pay the price of conservation with evictions, fines, and jail sentences
Features
5 min read
Climate change and its consequences can be serious aggravators ofconflict, especially gender-based violence.