The Daily IIJ

Good news for ghariyal conservation in Nepal, a small and landlocked nation, as the number of the rare indigenous reptile is on the rise. The Himalayan South Asian country has more than 100 gharials, listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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At a time when Nepal is trying to bring in one million tourists by declaring Nepal Tourism Year 2011, Baden Powell peak of Rasuwa, which is named after Baden Powell—the father of the World Scout Movement—has been the centre of attraction. The government had renamed 5,890-meter-high Urkema peak as Baden Powell peak that falls along [...]

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A social organisation in Nepal is attempting “to control greenhouse gas emission” in a novel way. In an effort to keep environment clean amid increasing threats posed by greenhouse gas emission, the organisation active in western Nepal has launched a ‘Kalpabrikshya campaign’ to promote Kalpabrishya, which is considered as a wish granting tree by Hindus [...]

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FM radios run by educational institutions in Nepal have been facing tough financial crisis.

Radio is a vital medium to ensure people’s access to much needed information and entertainment in this poor South Asian country. Nepal has set a good example in the entire South Asian region through its unique model of community ownership of FM radios.

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Poaching of wildlife is rampant in Nepal’s Chure area, a large swath of elongated valleys situated between the Himalayan foothills at the height of 600-900 meters.

The valleys, mostly covered by forests, are low-lying, hot and humid, part of the Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests with swamps, grasslands and forests holding a rich variety of plant and animal life.

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Santosh Chhetri APRIL 14, CHENNAI (INDIA) Six years after the December 2004 tsunami hit the capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, fishermen fear of losing their traditional occupation and the only source of livelihood of majority of them. More than 30,000 fishermen families were relocated after the tsunami in Chennai, which is [...]

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