JHOR, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With a large cone-shaped bamboo basket strapped to her back, Nirmala Bhandari treks two hours every day from her village to a protected forest in the hills, ...

DAMAK, Nepal, December 14 (UNHCR) - Bhutanese refugees in seven camps in eastern Nepal will start cooking with environmentally friendly bio-briquettes in 2006, as the UN refugee agency cannot afford ...

Nearly 95% of Nepalis now have access to electricity, and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) aims to achieve 100% this year. All the electricity will come from hydropower plants, but it is mostly ...

Russian Mi-17 helicopters fly in LPG cylinders to Syangboche from Phaplu. Photo courtesy: ADAM STERN The import of LPG cylinders has grown 4-fold in the past 10 years. Even remote areas of the country ...

"They have a purpose now – they're helping their community – and they feel like they're making a difference." Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, Royals at PEOPLE. She has reported on Royals for the brand ...

Cooking culturally during the coronavirus With stay-at-home orders coming from the governor's office, I began to wonder if anyone was informing the Magic Valley's refugee population about what was ...

The burning of medical waste poses a serious health and environmental danger. Hospitals in Nepal have started turning this hazardous waste into cooking gas. Hospital staff close to the incinerator ...