The Pesticide Registration and Management Division (PRMD) has drafted a new Act and regulation on pesticide management, which, among others, propose imposing a fine of up to Rs 50,000 and imprisonm

A large number of children below two years of age have been afflicted by diarrhoea in Jumla.

A number of lakes in the far-west known for their religious and tourism significance are in crisis, thanks to the apathy of the concerned authority.

Declared open-defecation free zones without necessary homework, a number of ODF villages in Doti are struggling to save face.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers is set to launch an initiative to reduce air pollution at the Lumbini World Heritage Site.

A study shows that more than 1,500 people have been infected with elephantiasis in Kanchanpur.

Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world.

Authorities in Bangladesh have released the country’s first ever genetically modified crop to farmers amid criticism from environmental groups, officials said on Friday.

Panchthar was declared the first open-defecation free district of the eastern region today.

Construction work on the four-lane road from Bargachhi to Dudgdha Bikash Chowk of Biratnagar will begin from mid-February.