Tag: #Parsa
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Chitwan can accommodate more tigers
Photo: WWFWhen a wildlife census in Chitwan National Park in 2013 counted 120 tigers, conservationists were elated. It meant Nepal was well on…
Coronavirus shutdown gives Nepal’s nature a respite
Chitlang, Makwanpur. Photo: KUNDA DIXITWhile humans all over the planet are being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has given nature…
Sisterhood of students
Nepal has made significant progress in raising primary school enrolment, with more than 95% of boys and girls now attending school from Grades 1…
Life in the time of tornadoes
Tornado in Bara. Photo: RSSThis is the season for windstorms, and even though the whirlwind that hit the central Tarai on 31 March killing 28…
Ground zero in Pheta
Unprecedented, but not unforeseen
Disastrous management in Nepal
Photo: RSST he tornado that killed dozens of people on the night of 31 March highlighted Nepal’s vulnerability to disasters. It proved that…
The new normal
PHOTO: KIRAN NEPALThe devastating storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday night leaving at least 30 people dead and hundreds…
Toll expected to double to 50 in tornado
Prime Minister KP Oli inspects the site of storm (pictured below) on Monday afternoon. The deadly storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts in…
It's a jungle out there
To increase tiger numbers, you need prey. Prey need grass. Grass needs water. The tiger may be at the top of the food chain, but its fate is…
Nature without borders
JUNGLE LAW: Kanchhi Lama lives in Parsa near the Indian border. She has fortified her goat shed, but still fears leopard attacks.Parsa National…
Naturally Nepal
Kunda DixitAcross the world, human societies are suffering a growing nature deficit. The march of consumerism and economic globalisation has…
Borderline
National boundaries are usually not visible from the air. They are just lines on a map, and you can cross entire continents without knowing…