Nepal's earthquake in April 2015 was frightening. It killed thousands of people and left others without homes.

The impacts stemming from the big earthquakes that struck Nepal earlier this year could have been much, much worse, say scientists.

The number of rare birds and animals, including lophophorus, is decreasing in the district due to rampant poaching and smuggling.

The devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal in April caused surprisingly few landslides, researchers say — confirming the early impressions of scientists who raced to map collapsed terrain in the quake’s aftermath. However, there is still hot debate over just how severe the event’s impacts were.

PARIS: Civil society groups and green think-tanks from South Asia did not appear too enthused with the Paris agreement which, they said, was not ambitious enough to save the world from disastrous c

The World Health Organization (WHO) has explained a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with prevention efforts saving millions of dollars in healthc

KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a Sunday morning, dozens of police officers in combat gear stand guard at a petrol station in Kathmandu’s Lalitpur neighborhood.

NEW DELHI – Farmer Ajmad Miyah has given up on ever settling down again.

ISLAMABAD: An amount of $3 billion has been invested in the field of renewable energy over the past one year, indicating the investment potential and interest of investors in the sector.

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