Recurrent wildfires have destroyed more than 500 hectares of forest area in Gulmi district in the last one month.

Solar panels have been installed in 11 educational institutions including a college and two higher secondary schools in the district to provide them with regular power supply.

The Western and Far-Western regions of the country have vast wind energy resources that could be extracted commercially, according to a study.

The Finland government has agreed to provide a grant assistance of Rs 1.85 billion to the government for the implementation of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal (RWSSP WNII