Nepal’s mountains have lost one-third of their ice, UN chief says
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Nepal’s snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Climate scientists say the earth’s temperature has increased by an average of 0.74 degrees […]
Essay: Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains
CHRYSTAL ZHANG, of RMIT University in Australia, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at the challenges of the aviation industry in Nepal in the wake of the country’s worst air disaster since 1992…
Significant Sights: Named among the ‘Best of The World for 2023’, is this the next Machu Picchu?
CARLEY ROJAS AVILA visits the mysterious ruins of Choquequirao in Peru…
This Life: Do you need a dose of faith, even a small one?
SAMANTHA ELLEY writes about what the Bible tells us about the power of even a mustard seed-sized faith…
Indian medical workers scale mountains to bring vaccines to remote corners
Lidderwat, India Reuters As India rushes to vaccinate its people against the coronavirus, medical workers often have to trek to perilous heights and across treacherous terrain to reach those in remote areas. In the northern region of Lidderwat, more than 100 kilometres from the capital of India-administered Kashmir, medical teams have had to trek more […]