Asia Nepal The wetlands in Morang district have seen exponential growth over the past two decades; from 2000 to 2020, the total area of wetlands increased by 171%, from 10,8 to 29,4 hectares, thanks to conservation initiatives and increased budget allocations
Asia Nepal Tangled wires from utility poles in New Road and nearby areas famous among tourist have been removed by Kathmandu Metropolitan City authorities; haphazardly placed and potentially dangerous, they had long been criticised for also creating an eyesore
Asia Nepal Nima Rinji, an 18-year-old Nepalese climber, has written mountaineering history by becoming the youngest climber in the world to join the coveted eight-thousand-meter club, summiting all 14 of the highest mountains above 8.000 metres
Asia Nepal After 23 years, Ghodegaun village in Jumla district celebrates the return of electricity, now powered by solar energy from nearby Pokharigaun; the village had lost power due to Maoist insurgency in 2001
Asia Nepal A mountain village in Solukhumbu is set to generate electricity from a perennial river near Mount Everest by 2026, becoming the highest in the world, after the government approved an environmental impact assessment study for the energy project