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The documentary Devi shown to MPs

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- Devi Khadka joined the Maoist insurgency, hoping to raise her voice against patriarchy, misogyny and discrimination. She committed herself to fighting for women's rights and gender e... Read More


Temporary burial for flood victims in Nepal

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- he death toll of the Nepal-China floods reached 1,050 on Tuesday, a week since the catastrophic disaster. Some 4,000 people are still unaccounted for, including 583 foreign nationals... Read More


Certainty on a Himalayan scale

Nepal, Aug. 31 -- After the flood in Nepal last week, many news reports and interviews say the link between the disaster and the climate crisis is 'unclear', or still being figured out. Benjamin Horto... Read More


Heartbreak and hope go together in Nepal

Nepal, Aug. 30 -- Talk of death is everywhere at the premises of a Kathmandu hospital: "Is he still recognisable?", "How do we keep the body from decomposing?", "It has been four days, there is no cha... Read More


Nepal avalanche was live on drone camera

Nepal, Aug. 29 -- o far, most of the analysis of the trigger that set off a cascade of events in this week's Himalayan flood catastrophe had been based on images from remote sensing satellites. But n... Read More


We are all downstream now

Nepal, Aug. 28 -- The news arrived the way water does: quietly at first, then in a roaring torrent. It was 9AM, and I had just woken up, still groggy and reaching for my phone, when the first video a... Read More


Central Nepal flood, the day after

Nepal, Aug. 27 -- Mt Langtang Lirung, the majestic mountain that towers 7,245m and is located 45km directly north of Kathmandu, has a tragic history. A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April 2015 ... Read More


Nepal's rice fields can also earn carbon credits

Nepal, Aug. 25 -- A simple change in traditional irrigation methods could cut methane emission, save water, and create a new source of carbon credits for rural economies in Nepal. But making it work w... Read More


Bringing 'Silicon Peaks' to Nepal.

Nepal, Aug. 24 -- Pukar Hamal looks out onto the Bay from large windows of his company's headquarters on the 37th floor of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, and considers how far he has come from... Read More


Bringing 'Silicon Peaks' to Nepal

Nepal, Aug. 24 -- Pukar Hamal looks out onto the Bay from large windows of his company's headquarters on the 37th floor of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco and considers how far he has come from ... Read More