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Climate Extremes and the Development Dilemma in the Himalayas
Observer Research Foundation
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The ongoing trail of disasters in the Himalayas, including in Uttarkashi, Kishtwar, and various parts of Himachal Pradesh, is neither an aberration nor isolated acts of nature. They reflect a larger systemic failure in treating the Himalayas as an...
Climate and Development Ministerial
International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED)
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As climate change disproportionately threatens the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, such as communities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs), the Climate and Development Ministerial (C&DM) emerged...
'Working together, Nepal and China can build shared future'
The Rising Nepal
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Dr. Huang Zhengduo is the director of Nepal Study Center in the Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University, China. Recently, Dr. Huang was in Nepal. Nanda Lal Tiwari, coordinator of risingnepaldaily.com and Sub Editor of The Rising...
The Himalayan Advantage: How Global Turmoil Brews Opportunity For Nepal’s Coffee and Tea Growers
New Spotlight Nepal
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Monsoon clouds cling to the emerald ridges of Ilam. Below, a farmer runs calloused fingers over tea leaves glistening with rain—a crop that sustained generations. In Gulmi’s high slopes, a young woman inspects coffee cherries ripening under banana...
Non-violence festival kicks off in Kathmandu
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: The non-violence festival kicked off in Kathmandu on Thursday. The festival has featured several interactive sessions on forms of violence being meted out to the earth and animals by the human being. As informed, nutrition experts,...
Korea’s G-Philos To Build green hydrogen, fuel cell plant in Nepal
New Spotlight Nepal
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The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) and G-Philos Company Limited, Republic of Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the preparation of a detailed feasibility study report on establishing a Green Hydrogen Plant and Fuel Cell Plant...
Nepal-India Economic Partnership Summit 2025" was held in Birgunj
New Spotlight Nepal
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To boost bilateral economic cooperation, the "India-Nepal Economic Partnership Summit 2025" was held in Birgunj, Nepal, organized by PHDCCI India-Nepal Centre in collaboration with the Consulate General of India, Birgunj (Nepal), Nepal-India...
IBN, Korea’s G-Philos sign MoU for green hydrogen, fuel cell plant in Nepal
The Rising Nepal
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Kathmandu, Aug. 29: The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) and G-Philos Company Limited, Republic of Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the preparation of a detailed feasibility study report on establishing a Green Hydrogen Plant...
China and SCO partners drive green transition through clean energy projects, sustainable development cooperation
Global Times
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An aerial view of the Upper Marsyangdi A hydropower project founded and operated by a Chinese company in Lamjung, Nepal, on August 8, 2025 Photo: VCGEditor's Note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central...
Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – August 28, 2025
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: Welcome to Nepal News’ Evening Economic Brief—your go-to source on key financial updates in Nepal. Stay informed with concise insights on market trends, economic indicators, and policy shifts. Here are today’s top economic news...
Nepal to explore green hydrogen plant with South Korean partner
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: Nepal Investment Board and South Korea’s G-Philos Company Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to prepare a detailed feasibility study for establishing a green hydrogen and fuel cell plant in Nepal. According to a...
Energy Derivative: Nepal's Engine of Growth and Economic Dynamics
República
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Nepal’s energy sector faces a critical disconnect between national ambitions and the institutional capacity required to achieve them. This issue goes beyond partisan politics, exposing structural weaknesses in state-building and development...
For Congerville farmer Henry Brockman, life and death are part of nature’s plan
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 28, 2025
In the gray, predawn light, a thick fog lingers over the soil as Henry Brockman, barely visible, cuts tender stems of arugula, basil and malabar spinach. A miniature electric lamp is strapped to his head, more out of habit than necessity. On his...
From a report on “climate migration”
The Catholic Register
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August 28, 2025
Excerpt from a report on “climate migration” written by Lainie Nichols and published by Citizens for Public Justice on Aug. 21, 2025 The climate crisis, environmental destruction, and extreme weather events are major forces driving modern...
Child Labour and the Care Economy: Nepal’s Overlooked Development Challenge
New Spotlight Nepal
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During the International Youth Forum at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok in August, I represented Nepal alongside delegates from 61 countries. I shared Nepal’s experiences and insights with international delegates, raising a...
Nepal’s FDI pledges soar, but actual inflows stay paltry
The Kathmandu Post
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Nepal received record-high foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the past fiscal year, which ended mid-July. But despite the promises, the actual inflow of FDI was less than a fifth of the pledged amount, underlining a long-standing...
Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – August 27, 2025
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: Welcome to Nepal News’ Evening Economic Brief—your go-to source on key financial updates in Nepal. Stay informed with concise insights on market trends, economic indicators, and policy shifts. Here are today’s top economic news...
In Nepal, artificial ponds offer drought relief despite lingering doubts
Mongabay
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August 28, 2025
As Nepal’s plains face severe drought, communities are building artificial ponds to cope with water shortages for drinking, irrigation and other uses. The ponds are becoming popular as a “nature-based solution” with both local communities and the...
Delhi people could live 8 more years if pollution is cut to WHO standards, study finds
The Week
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After a decline in particulate pollution in 2022 in India, levels once again increased in 2023; and that if these were to be brought down to meet prescribed standards, it would add 3.5 years to the average life expectancy. This is from the annual...
Insights from the frontline: Nepalese high officials visit UBC for climate change discussion
The Source
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August 28, 2025
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Himalaya program will host “Climate Change Science-Policy-Society Interface in the High Himalaya” on Aug. 28 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues. For assistant professor Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, the...