Tag: #Chure
Articles tagged with #Chure
To save the Tarai, save the Siwalik
Degradation of the most fragile fold of the Himalaya threatens the plains where half of Nepalis live
A nation built on sand
All photos: GOPEN RAI.As dusk falls hundreds of tipper trucks carrying sand, gravel and boulders travel together like a serpentine cargo train…
Safeguarding the soul of sal
A healthy, diverse natural forest in Chitwan with three vegetation layers. All phoos: LILA NATH SHARMA.It was sunny afternoon in December in…
Why is it vital to protect the Chure?
All photos: ACHYUT TIWARIThe Chure or Siwalik Range is the first of several folds of mountains that rise from Gangetic plains up to the highest…
Drowning in sorrow
Children who have lost their lives in the pits and ditches left by contractors: (clockwise) Riya Bishwakarma, Sushil Layomagar, Aditya…
The nature of pandemics
Photo: THE STAR/THE PANGOLIN REPORTSOver 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is…
The nature of pandemics
Photo: THE STAR/THE PANGOLIN REPORTSOver 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is…
“Business, bureaucracy and politicians all plundering the Chure”
Photo : MANISH PAUDELOn 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally…
Who now owns Nepal's forests?
Photo: KUNDA DIXITAfter degraded forests were leased out to local communities to protect and manage 40 years ago, Nepal’s community forestry…