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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Perspectives
Opinions
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Development and environmental preservation are not antithetical goals
COVID19
Perspectives
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While the state of mental health of Nepalis is largely unknown, estimates and anecdotal evidence suggest that the pandemic and climate crises have exacerbated problems.
Perspectives
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Our urgent need for a second international airport must be balanced with legitimate environment concerns
Record Blog
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The majority of businesses, especially in the service sector, will probably not survive in the absence of state aid packages and guarantees
Features
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When it comes to climate change, Global media attention has stayed on island nations but the Himalaya have their own unique vulnerabilities.
News
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Villages routinely get swept away in Nepal’s most landslide-prone district because locals, fed up with government apathy, are building settlements in risky locations
Perspectives
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Mayor Balen Shah’s commitment to improving Kathmandu’s solid waste management system is cause for optimism. But there are no overnight solutions, and the spotlight must stay on the issue.
Perspectives
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Climate change adaptation is not just a matter of flood-tolerant seeds and solar water pumps; it is about crushing age-old structural injustices.