Local nonprofit's documentary wins nod at UN Film Competition
Source: Santa Barbara Independent
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-05-08 12:24:21 -0700 | green-news
Tribal Trust Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting indigenous cultures in maintaining ancient lifestyles, has received an Honorable Mention from the United Nations' Forests for People International Short Film Competition. Mbuti: Children of the Forest was one of nearly...
Flood effects threaten Nepal tourism
Source: BBC South Asia
Pokharā :: Nepal | updated 2013-05-06 03:36:11 -0700 | green-news
Nepal floods change river course and threaten tourism Environment reporter, BBC News The shifting course of the river has created new cliffs that threaten a number of buildings A major tourism destination in western Nepal faces increased risk of natural...
Scientists Use DNA From Poop to Track Rare Tigers
Source: Mother Jones
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-05-03 10:10:47 -0700 | green-news
A new project uses poop to gather genetic information on rare tigers...They're classified as an endangered species, they're mostly nocturnal, and if they had their way, they wouldn't see many humans, either. Native to Southeast Asia, there are only an...
Imagining a major quake in Kathmandu
Source: IRIN
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-04-26 06:10:13 -0700 | green-news
It is the nightmare scenario aid workers and government officials have long feared: a massive earthquake striking Nepal's densely populated Kathmandu Valley, with tens of thousands feared dead...The capital city and its surrounding suburbs of some 2.5 million people sit...
Dead Sea Monument installed in Mount Everest region
Source: Zee News
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-04-25 21:52:26 -0700 | green-news
A monument containing a stone from the Dead Sea in Israel has been placed in Nepal's Mount Everest region in a tourism initiative linking the lowest and highest points on Earth. The Dead Sea Monument created by Israeli artist Jojo...
55,000 chickens culled in C Nepal amid flu fear
Source: China News
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-04-21 02:38:33 -0700 | green-news
More than 55,000 chickens were culled in the central Terai town of Nepal after government veterinary officials confirmed a bird flu outbreak, local media reported on Sunday. The outbreak was confirmed by a official from the District Veterinary Office of...
Several dozens agricultural fires set in India, Nepal: NASA
Source: Zee News
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-04-11 23:32:07 -0700 | green-news
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Nepal to boost search-and-rescue capabilities
Source: IRIN
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-04-11 12:24:46 -0700 | green-news
Experts have long predicted widespread devastation and death should a large earthquake hit Nepal, a country with vulnerable infrastructure and ill-equipped urban search-and-rescue teams. In an effort to prepare for such an event, officials have created a strategy to boost...
Nepal turns to renewable energy
Source: IRIN
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-04-05 03:19:21 -0700 | green-news
Nepal's recently adopted policy of subsidizing renewable energy is the latest of many attempts to electrify long-deprived areas, but much more is needed, say experts...But 80 percent of the population is rural, and in these areas, less than one-third have...
Analysis: Rethinking food insecurity in Nepali¿½s Karnali region
Source: IRIN
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-03-21 00:58:51 -0700 | green-news
Development assistance on its own will not resolve chronic levels of food insecurity in Nepal's western Karnali Zone, described by many as a silent emergency. Rather, a more measured and integrated approach is required in some areas, including relief, say...
Village in Kathmandu practices 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in waste management
Posted by: belliotordoz
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2012-11-26 06:21:19 -0800 | green-news
BelliOtordoz Correspondent KATHMANDU, Nepal: Refusing the lack of financial provisions, residents of the 200-household Gokarneswor Village in this city continue the practice of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in order to manage their waste disposal that would also benefit the environment....
Earth's Most Precious Places
Source: Fox
Bhaktapur :: Nepal | updated 2012-06-22 18:10:32 -0700 | technology-news
Canonici de San Marco is a complex of eco tents eight miles outside of Venice, where you can bike in the countryside or take day-trips into the city ( 011-39/348-722-5577 , viacanonici.com . From $157 per night including breakfast and...
New study announced to settle Mount Everest height controversy
Posted by: arkar
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2012-04-19 06:11:45 -0700 | green-news
While it visibly may stand as the Highest Mountain in the world, it appears the custodians of Mount Everest, the Nepalese government, wishing to settle a long-running dispute with China, want to officially measure the height of Everest to put...
Bad Weather Blocks 2,500 International Tourists around Everst
Source: Novinite
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2012-01-21 18:20:57 -0800 | political-news
Thick fog has forced a massive cancellation of flights in Nepal , including the Solukhubu region, where Everest is located. Faplu and Lukla - have completely stopped all flights for the last week due to the inclement weather conditions. Some...
West Bengal quake victims to get Rs 120 crore
Source: Daily News & Analysis
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2011-12-12 20:10:20 -0800 | political-news
The Centre has released Rs 120 crore to West Bengal for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of last month's devastating earthquake. Following a request from the state, the government approved Rs 120.02 crore for relief and rehabilitation of quake-affected...
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