India’s Delay on Petroleum Pipeline Subsidy Agreement with Nepal Raises Concerns
KATHMANDU, March 26: According to the agreement to build two petroleum pipelines and a fuel storage facility, India has refused to give a subsidy...
PM Prachanda Urges AIIB to Provide Concessional Loans for Development
Kathmandu, Mar. 26: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has requested the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank, to embrace a policy...
Monitoring of Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission project by Germany and European Union team, commitment...
Mar. 25: A team from Germany and the European Union has inspected the under-construction Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line project.
The team, including representatives from the...
Finance Minister Pun Holds Summit with World Bank’s Three Vice-Chairpersons
KATHMANDU, March 22: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun and three vice-chairpersons of the World Bank have discussed the mega infrastructure projects of Nepal.
Finance Minister Pun...
Nepal Prioritizes Climate Adaptation: Early Warnings Seen as Key Defense
Kathmandu, March 21: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has underlined the need for citizens' increased access to early warning...
Nepal’s Call for Russian Investment in Hydropower and Fertilizer Industries
Kathmandu, March 20: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun has called on the Government of Russia to invest in Nepal's hydropower generation and chemical fertilizer manufacturing.
During...
Unifying Asia’s River Basins: Collaborative Strategies for Climate Resilience
Kathmandu, Mar. 21: Three major new studies from the eight-nation Hindu Kush Himalaya body, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and the Australian...
Nepal’s Diesel Dependence: Rs 88 Billion Imported in First Eight Months
Kathmandu, March 20
Goods worth Rs 103 billion have been imported into the country in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
Petroleum products...
Analyzing Nepal’s Remarkable Drop in Electric Vehicle Imports
KATHMANDU, March 19: Nepal has witnessed a notable decline in the import of electric cars, jeeps, and vans, signaling a break in the growing...
Melting Mountains, Fading Power: Upper Tamakosi Feels the Heat of Climate Change
19-March,2023 Kathmandu: Upper Tamakoshi (456 MW), the country's largest hydropower generation center, is badly affected by climate change.
During the extremely dry season of February-March,...
