Over 50 percent of the toys sold in the market contain toxics that pose a serious threat to children’s health, a report has revealed.

With less than six months’ validity on its survey license, Tradelink Global has initiated process of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) of the 72MW Upper Kaligandaki Hydropower Project at Piple VD

The government has raised the annual budget for the agriculture sector by 81.39 percent to Rs 21.40 billion for the fiscal year 2012-13, aiming to commercialise the farm sector, increase production

Swollen rivers, streams and ponds have claimed at least 11 lives across the country in the past four days, while two persons are reported missing.

Local authorities on Friday declared Nagarkot VDC in Bhaktapur district, which is located around 32 kilometers north-east from the Kathmandu valley, totally free from open defecation.

At least 50 people were killed and 19 others went missing in recent floods and landslides across the country, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Increasing land plotting has been posing a serious threat to food production in eastern Tarai, economists have warned.

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted the mid-western district of Rukum on Friday evening.

Water taken out from 65 percent of tube wells in the district is not potable, a study carried out by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Sub-Division Office (DWSSDO), Rupandehi, has revealed.

At least 39 people have died and 19 others have gone missing in floods and landslides in the Mid and Far Western regions, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) said on Thursday.