KATHMANDU: The Environment Protection Committee of Parliament has decided to ask the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation about the status of utilisation of the forest development fund.

KATHMANDU: The Japanese government has extended a financial support of Rs 2.67 million to the government of Nepal for poverty reduction efforts, exclusively intended for School Sector Reform Progra

RAJSHAHI : Full-fledged implementation of water and sanitation rights in Barind region has become indispensable for the hard-to-reach people as their living and livelihood condition is becoming vul

KHULNA : The Forest Department has taken a master plan for protecting the Sunderbans, world heritage mangrove forest, to attract tourists, ahead of tourism year in 2015, reports BSS.

Bangladesh and India on Saturday reiterated their commitment to finalisation of an interim agreement for sharing the waters of the Teesta and Feni rivers, reports UNB.

The Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined seven dyeing and garment factories Tk 1.24 crore for polluting the environment, reports UNB.

M. Badruddoza, additional secretary of Health Ministry inaugurated the launching ceremony of the toolkit at the Sasakawa auditorium of the ICDDR’B in the capital

Tornado ripped into seven villages of Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat district yesterday, damaging over 200 dwelling houses.

KARACHI: New data released by the United Nations show that under-five mortality rates have dropped by 49 per cent between 1990 and 2013.