SMALL BUT POWERFUL

How is South Asia faring on energy?

A new publication on energy in the region raises critical questions

Health hazard

South Asia

South Asia

South Asia

South Asia

South Asia

EU nations can ban GM crops, says EU environment panel

Will this move set the precedent for GM-free food production in the world?

Sikkim earthquake was unusual for Himalaya

It occurred due to sliding, not thrust motion

Science and Technology - Briefs

South Asia

SOUTH ASIA

Asia-Pacific agreement on net fishing

South Asia

South Asia

South Asian nations will now cooperate to save the vulture

Most rapid decline in vulture populations recorded in Asia

South Asia

Letters

Magsaysay awardee on eye care for poor in Nepal

Sanduk Ruit is the third Nepali to receive the Magsaysay award. He was recognised for his outstanding work at "placing Nepal in the …

'Clean environment has to be a fundamental right'

For more than four years now, Narayan Belbase, an environmental public interest lawyer, has been working towards facilitating and mainstreaming …

Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise

Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. …

Seven months after earthquake, Nepal unlocks disaster funds

The government of Nepal has finally allotted funds for reconstruction across the country, that were pledged by international donors in June

A bigger, stronger earthquake is in the offing

New study reveals how small and medium earthquakes in turn trigger giant Himalayan earthquakes

Teaching children they will inherit the earth

In Nepal, camps for making children more environmentally conscious are proving increasingly popular. And in many families it's the …