The Central Ground Water Board’s latest report on groundwater quality in the country reveals widespread contamination, with nearly 20 per cent of samples exceeding permissible pollutant limits.
Nepal’s highest court has scrapped a controversial new law that allowed infrastructure development, such as hotels and cable cars, inside protected areas.
The rate at which atmospheric CO2 is increasing is now outpacing the pathways set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that limit global warming to 1.5C.