The amount of lead used in paints by Nepali companies is mostly unsafe and poses a serious threat to children’s health, according to a recently launched report.

In less than two decades, Nepal has managed to halve the number of maternal deaths during childbirth, a case of ‘globally remarkable’ progress, reveals an international think tank.

The South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) to be held for the first time in Nepal will begin on Tuesday with the declaration of Bhaktapur as an “open defecation free (ODF) district”.

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE) is devising a legal provision to set a level of lead content in paints to address the health hazards resulting from excessive use of the

In order to reduce human casualties and economic losses to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and catastrophic flashfloods in the high-altitude and Tarai districts, respectively, the government o

With the first community-based sewerage treatment plant in place, the Ugrachandi Nala VDC in Kavrepalanchok district has become a model community in achieving total sanitation.

Dengue, an infectious disease caused by mosquito bite, is taking its toll in Jhapa district lately.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $23.5 million grant from the Strategic Climate Fund for a project that will ensure water supply to about 45,000 households.

The district for the past month has been gripped by dengue, a viral disease, transmitted primarily by mosquitoes.

Realising an urgent need to clean the polluted Bishnumati River, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City is set to launch a campaign from Saturday.