LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to hike its financial aid for the financial year beginning April this year to Nepal to Rs 650 crore, a 73% increase from the previous year allocation, while expressing concern over increasing Chinese presence in some of the neighbourhood countries. Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-aid-to-nepal-up-73-to-check-chinas-infra-push/articleshow/63392505.cms
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Charges Against Nepal Journalists an ‘attack on press freedom’
Journalists from Nepal’s largest newspaper have been charged with contempt of court after publishing critical stories about the country’s chief justice. To read further and watch video, please click on the link below: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/charges-nepal-journalists-attack-press-freedom-180304154802551.html
Current Nepal PCV looking for Support for Mental Health Awareness Project
Mental health is a significant and pervasive issue in Nepal that has only begun to be addressed by organizations in the major cities of Kathmandu and Pokhara. Although suicide is the number one cause of death for Nepali women ages 15-49, mental health issues and causal factors are not discussed
Solar water pumps up incomes for Nepal’s quake-hit farmers
In the village of Shikharpur in Nepal’s remote Himalayan foothills, the faint sound of water can be heard trickling through a large metal pump. Standing in golden mustard fields, a huge solar panel powers the pump that provides some 40,000 liters of water daily to families still recovering from Nepal’s
Nepal Seeks India Nod for More Inbound Flights
Nepal hopes to get approval from India for an inbound flight route from the west, according to a senior civil aviation official of the country, which has two airports under construction and another being planned. To read further, please click on the link below: http://zeenews.india.com/world/nepal-seeks-india-nod-for-inbound-flights-from-west-official-2079992.html
Nepal Invests in New Irrigation Technologies
Water sources are drying up in parts of the Himalayas and people are forced to look elsewhere for places to live and work. But new technology in irrigation might help people stay in their homes. To read further, please click on the link below: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/nepal-invests-irrigation-technologies-171117113156245.html
Nepal Again Fails to Draw in One Million Tourists
Nepal again fails to draw in one million tourists
Climate Change Threatens ‘Himalayan Viagra’ Fungus and a Way of Life
A valuable fungus, prized as a reputed aphrodisiac, is disappearing due to warming temperatures, reports Climate Home. Valuable fungus, prized as a reputed aphrodisiac, is disappearing due to warming temperatures. Harvesting the Cordyceps sinensis fungus, called ‘yarsha gumba’ in Nepal, provides a livilihood for Himalayan dwellers. To read further, please follow the following
Global Food and Security Strategy Launched in Nepal
The United States today launched the Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) in Nepal. Aimed at partnering with Nepal for food security, nutrition and prosperity, GFSS is the US government’s global hunger and food security initiative. To read further, please follow the link below: https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/global-food-security-strategy-launched-nepal/