This year, Nepal scored 14.8 on the Global Hunger Index (GHI), ranking 72nd globally and being categorized as experiencing a ...

On the occasion of National Conservation Day today, Nepal announced that there are now an estimated 235 wild tigers in the country. 23 September 2018, Kathmandu – On the occasion of National ...

Pushpa Kamal Dahal also known as Prachanda, of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre),during the parliament session in Kathmandu on July 12. | Prakash Mathema/ AFP Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa ...

Devastating earthquakes in April and May of 2015 took a huge human toll; destroyed homes, businesses, irreplaceable cultural heritage sites and slowed economic growth. The Bank Group is supporting ...

In February 2018, the government of Nepal officially requested the UN not consider Nepal for graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category in the 2018 Triennial Review. Nepal argued that ...

In September 2015, still recovering from devastating earthquakes earlier in the year, Nepal adopted a controversial new constitution, accepting discriminatory provisions against two of Nepal's most ...

Nepal’s history of urbanisation is said to be 500 years old with the conglomeration of Kathmandu Valley, and even till recently, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala called Nepal a country filled with ...

For a nation where tea is deeply woven into the fabric of daily life, coffee has historically faced an uphill battle in Nepal. The Himalayan country, a major producer and consumer of tea, sees the ...

The earthquake follows weeks after devastating earthquake. — -- A major earthquake struck Nepal today, just weeks after the country was devastated by a deadly quake, that left 36 dead and over ...

In Nepal, a situation is unfolding that looks chillingly familiar. Covid-19 cases are skyrocketing, hospitals are overwhelmed, and the country’s Prime Minister is pleading for help from other nations.

Laxmi Maya Regmi, 72, a refugee from Bhutan, never thought that she would need a vaccination at her age. But on 19 March, she was among the first refugees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a settlement ...

23 September 2018, Kathmandu – On the occasion of National Conservation Day today, Nepal announced that there are now an estimated 235 wild tigers in the country, nearly doubling the baseline of ...