environment

Himalayan people appeal for Sonam Wangchuk

Ten individuals from across the Himalayan region have issued an appeal for the life of Sonam Wangchuk, a Ladakh environmental activist, who...

Potholes on the highway to Nepal’s EV future

Electric vehicles are making a splash in Nepal, sales have seen a spurt in the past two years. But a lot more work needs...

Nepal and China to study trans-Himalayan railway

On 10 August, China announced that it will start a feasibility study for the ambitious Tibet-Nepal Railway project within a year. Beijing...

Mini forests to make Kathmandu more liveable

Imagine living next to a tiny forest the size of a tennis court right in the middle of Kathmandu, which makes the...

Sonia Awale

Things are looking up

After watching Don’t Look Up on a bootleg channel this week, the Ass has come to the happy conclusion that compared...

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Breathing can kill you

It is that time of the year again when smog makes Kathmandu’s air hazardous to health. Hospitals are swamped not with Covid, but COPD...

Sonia Awale

Environment films get tve Award

Films on cultivating coffee sustainably, plastic pollution of oceans, and community media in India were among films that won prizes in 10...

Preparing for Kathmandu’s heat waves

The day my father brought home a shiny new motorcycle for the first time in Kathmandu, we were thrilled.After smashing a coconut...

Cycle to fight climate change

It must be a cosmic confluence that just as the world leaders gather in Glasgow next week to try to save the...

Think globally in Glasgow, and act locally

On 15 June, the Melamchi River north of Kathmandu saw a massive flash flood, killing 25 people and sweeping away 200 houses...

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