Nepal needs at least US$ 42.7 million from the international community and conservation partners to carry out conservation programmes to meet the global tiger recovery goal and double the wild population of tigers, a meeting was told here on Friday.

As part of celebrations for the International Tiger Year 2010, all 13 tiger range countries have agreed to double the big cats

Bangladesh joins hand with 12 other Tiger Range Countries (TRC) to save global tiger population.

Tiger is treated as one of the most critically endangered animals fast disappearing from the world.

A high-level technical consultative meeting that will begin in Nepal today (Wednesday) is likely to adopt a 10-year roadmap for adaptation to climate change in the eastern Himalayas sub-region for ensuring food, water and energy security.
The 3-day consultative meeting on Sacred Himalayas for Water, Livelihood, and Bio-cultural Heritage will be held in Kathmandu.

Ranchi, July 16: In an immense impetus to its communication infrastructure, Jharkhand today signed a $ 200 million (approximately Rs 920 crore) loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a two-lane road stretching 311km between Govindpur near Dhanbad and Sahebganj.

Jaigaon, June 13: If dams are modern India