Nepal and Bhutan have jointly proposed including a dedicated agenda item on temperature rise in the Himalayan region at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).
At least 27 people have been killed and seven injured across Nepal in natural disasters, including floods, landslides, inundation, strong winds and lightning triggered by incessant rainfall across Nepal since September 24 till Monday evening, Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Office said.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has issued a safety advisory for tourists following a warning from authorities that the country is likely to experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across several parts from September 25 to 27.
Nepal’s Department of Immigration is preparing to introduce a new system that will allow foreign nationals to travel across the Himalayan country without carrying their physical passports. The department has termed the initiative a “Passport-Free Travel” arrangement, aimed at making travel and immigration-related services more convenient for foreign visitors. Under the proposed system,.
Nepal witnessed a Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9 last year that eventually brought down the government led by then Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The protests also paved the way for an interim government, parliamentary elections on March 5 this year and the emergence of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), established in.
Nepal lost or disabled several critical hydrological monitoring stations during the devastating August 26 Bhote KoshiTrishuli flood, undermining the availability of real-time river data as the extreme flood wave moved rapidly downstream.
India has approved a proposal to supply power to Nepal for 18 hours a day till December 31 this year, following the extensive damage caused to the Himalayan country’s hydropower projects in the devastating flash floods, an official statement said on Monday.
As Nepal continues to grapple with the devastation caused by the massive Bhotekoshi River floods in Rasuwa district, a new threat has emerged, with a series of landslides blocking rivers and streams across the country over the past two weeks. These incidents have raised fresh concerns over the risk of further flooding and disasters.
As Nepal continues to grapple with the devastation caused by the massive Bhotekoshi River floods in Rasuwa district, a new threat has emerged, with a series of landslides blocking rivers and streams across the country over the past two weeks. These incidents have raised fresh concerns over the risk of further flooding and disasters.
