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DISASTERSep 22After floods, Nepal minister demands 'climate justice'With Nepal still reeling from the devastating floods in August, Kathmandu is calling for climate justice and seeking compensation from the UN-backed Loss and Damage Fund, Environment Minister Geeta Chaudhary told DW.DW News [en]
BUSINESSSep 22Honeyman Goes International , Signs Nepal Country Franchise with MV Dugar GroupHoneyman is expanding internationally by signing a country franchise agreement with MV Dugar Group in Nepal. This marks a new business venture in an international market.laosnews.net · United States
POLITICSSep 21Five Nepalese nationals detected during SIR in Davangere district; details forwarded to EC for necessary actionFive Nepalese nationals have been detected during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Davangere districtThe Hindu
DISASTERSep 2025 days after the flood in Nepal, 5,800 people who disappeared with the advance of the water are still being soughtClarín
DISASTERSep 20Photos: Nepal flood survivors find little trace of former livesNepal’s floods displace thousands, with survivors mourning loved ones and searching for belongings amid the debris.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 20Old era of jingoism, equating Nepali nationalism with anti-Indianism, is over: Nepal Finance MinisterIn Delhi for meetings after the recent floods in Nepal, Swarnim Wagle pushes for a reset in fractious Delhi-Kathmandu ties, revising the trade treaty and connectivity plansThe Hindu
DISASTERSep 19India sends fresh tranche of relief material to NepalA senior official said the fresh tranche of relief material, sent as part of India's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) measures, was dispatched aboard the IAF's C-130 aircraftThe Hindu
DISASTERSep 19Nepal disaster impact: Sikkim High Court initiates PIL on climate justiceThe court makes the Railway Ministry and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited respondents, along with the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority and the State Power DepartmentThe Hindu
WORLDSep 19Drums, dancing and definitely no tears: Here’s why you need to experience Nepal’s Sa: Paru festivalEuronews Travel’s Dianne Apen-Sadler headed to the ancient city of Bhaktapur in Nepal for the Sa: Paru festival honouring those that have died in the past year.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERSep 19Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disasterAlina B.K. should have been preparing for her end-of-year university exams, but news of devastating floods along the Nepal–Tibet border kept pulling her back to a troubling question: what kind of future awaits her? The 21-year-old forestry student, who coordinates the Pokhara network of Nepalese Youth for Climate Action, said she struggled to concentrate as reports of death and destruction deepened her fears about a changing climate. “With the floods and deaths happening around us, it is really...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 19The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned?The floods raised concerns about cross-border warnings that experts say can no longer be ignored.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDSep 19Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate DisastersThe young government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s major economies as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers.NYT World
POLITICSSep 18Nepal Finance Minister meets Jaishankar, as both sides plan for PM Balen Shah visitThe meeting took place a day after talks with Finance Minister Sitharaman on post-flood recovery efforts and strengthening of economic tiesThe Hindu
WORLDSep 18Nepal’s White-Rumped Vulture Population Continues to Rise“The White-rumped Vulture (WRV; Gyps bengalensis), endemic to South and Southeast Asia, was once possibly the most abundant large raptor in the world. In 1985, renowned vulture expert, David Houston, wrote ‘It is very abundant throughout India… …Its ability to live alongside man probably makes it the least vulnerable of all vultures…’. Yet it was […] The post Nepal’s White-Rumped Vulture Population Continues to Rise appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
DISASTERSep 18Nepal floods: ‘Apocalyptic’ destruction signals wider climate threat across HimalayasUN News
WORLDSep 18Video: Influencers accused of exploiting Nepal flood survivors‘Aid influencers’ are being accused of exploiting Nepal flood victims to boost social media followers.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 18Scientists Warn of Flood Risks to 8 Himalayan Countries after Nepal DisasterThe catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save lives, experts say.NYT World
DISASTERSep 18Singaporean climber dies on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, first foreign casualty of seasonA Singaporean climber died on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, expedition organisers said. Lau Wee Seng, 50, felt unwell as he was descending from Camp II at around 6,000 metres after an acclimatisation rotation, according to The Himalayan Times newspaper. “He passed away this morning; arrangements have been made to airlift his body,” Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions said on Thursday. The mountaineer had arrived in Samagaun on September 7 as part of a team aiming to scale...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 17FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets Nepalese counterpart Wagle, discusses flood recoveryThe duo also discussed measures to strengthen bilateral economic ties and initiatives to enhance connectivity for deepening trade, investments and people-to-people exchangesThe Hindu
DISASTERSep 17What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communicationThe Himalayan disaster that tore through the China-Nepal border last month was a human calamity before it became a media story. A torrent of ice, rock, mud and debris swept through valleys, destroying key infrastructure, severing roads and communications, and leaving families desperate for news. In Gyirong county in the Tibet autonomous region, the disaster hit a major border crossing and created a rescue environment as physically difficult as any imaginable. The human toll extends beyond the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 17Four bodies found in Nepal tunnel as flood search continuesRescuers in Nepal have recovered four bodies from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Chilime.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 17Climate change had major role in triggering Nepal floods, scientists sayAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 17Climate change was key factor in deadly Nepal-China flood, scientists sayResearchers said the flood was caused by a "compound crisis" shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and geological instability. A 2015 earthquake is also thought to have played a role.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERSep 16How climate change worsened Nepal's deadly mountain collapseDW News [en]