Soil profiles of Kathmandu urban area exhibit significant variations in magnetic
susceptibility and saturation isothermal remanence (SIRM), which can be used to discriminate environmental pollution.
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Private power: Small, 10-15 megawatt power plants, will now be installed across Bangladesh by the private sector. A proposal to this effect was passed by Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia

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Nepal's poorest people are being forced to suffer the consequences of an alleged attack by Maoist rebels on an aid worker recently. Debkala Acharya, a female worker involved in the Rural Community

Right check:The government of Nepal and the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reached an agreement on April 11, 2005 over an international monitoring mechanism to protect human rights in Nepal. The step is a compromise by both parties.