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Siwalik Hills Fossils Reveal the Prehistoric Megafauna That Lived Alongside India's Earliest Ancestors

The Hills Named After ShivaThe Siwalik Hills stretch in a long arc from Pakistan through northern India and into Nepal, running along the base of the Himalayan range. The name comes from Shiva, "Siva" in Sanskrit, and the range was once thought to be the matted hair of the god…

Times Life

From Gen Z wave to heat in 150 days: Balen faces street anger, parl pressure and party unease

The political honeymoon began fraying within weeks of Shah taking office on March 27 after RSP swept 182 of 275 House seats.

The Times of India

What Gen Z-led uprisings across Asia reveal about the strengths and limitations of youth protest

Recent Gen Z-led uprisings have reshaped political narratives across Asia, raising a pointed question: can street-level youth outrage be transformed into governing power and lasting institutional change? Or does it burn out once the protests end?

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Angry at fireworks in mountains, China shuts down its 8000-ders to foreign climbers

China-Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) had already kept foreign expeditions off Everest’s north side, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma during the spring season

The Times of India

India amends Foreign Trade Policy for easier rupee invoicing and payments for exporters

The government has amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ease rupee invoicing for exporters. Eligible rupee receipts now qualify for export benefits and obligations, aligning with new regulations. This change applies to exports to all countries, with specific rules for ACU members. Rupee settlements may reduce costs and risks for…

The Economic Times

Amit Shah to visit Bengal for 3 days from Thursday to attend events on border security

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Siliguri for three days starting Thursday. He will attend programs and chair meetings concerning border security matters. Shah will also interact with Sashastra Seema Bal personnel during his visit. High-level reviews of India's borders with Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh are planned. This visit…

The Economic Times

How Diclofenac Nearly Drove India's Vultures to Extinction, and What the Recovery Programme Has Actually Achieved

The drug that emptied the skyThrough the 1990s, vulture populations across South Asia fell off a cliff so steeply that ornithologists initially suspected a new disease. The Gyps vulture, the genus that includes the white-rumped, long-billed, and slender-billed species, had been among the most numerous large raptors on earth. Surveys…

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In 1836, a pangolin from Nepal entered a London museum collection. 190 years later, scientists sequenced its preserved DNA and confirmed Manis aurita as a distinct species, giving conservationists a new tool against poaching

A nearly 190-year-old specimen has unveiled a new pangolin species in Nepal and India, marking a significant stride in the understanding of pangolin diversity and their distribution across regions. Researchers leveraged DNA from this ancient specimen to identify it as distinct from known species. Accurate identification plays a crucial role…

The Economic Times

Nepal Speaker orders PM Balen to face House on Aug 26; attended just 5 of 39 sittings

Nepal Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has ordered PM Balendra Shah to appear before the country's House of Representatives on Aug 26 and answer lawmakers directly, issuing a rare parliamentary rebuke to a PM who attended just five of the first 39 sittings since taking office and faced months of opposition…

The Times of India

Cabinet clears Rs 13,041 crore rail & road projects; Howrah-Chennai line to be quadrupled

The Union Cabinet approved five infrastructure projects totaling Rs 13,041 crore. Four railway projects will enhance capacity on key eastern and southern routes. These upgrades aim to boost freight movement and passenger train operations significantly. A new highway project in Bihar will improve connectivity to the Nepal border. These developments…

The Economic Times

An open door from Barton to Nepal and the start of something new

What's new for Canberra is a Nepalese kitchen cooking for itself.

The Canberra Times

Break Agnipath deadlock, Gorkha veterans press Balen govt as Indian Army chief visits Pokhara

Days before Gen Seth's arrival, hundreds of former Indian Army personnel, their families and Gorkha aspirants marched in Pokhara, urging Nepal prime minister Balen Shah to permit recruitment under Agnipath.

The Times of India

Indian Army chief Dhiraj Seth conferred honorary rank of General of Nepali Army by President Paudel

Indian Army chief General Dhiraj Seth was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by President Ramchandra Paudel during his Nepal visit. The honour reflects a longstanding reciprocal military tradition between India and Nepal. Seth also held talks with Nepali Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel and…

The Economic Times

Indian Army Chief General Seth conferred rank of Honorary General of Nepal Army by President Paudel

Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth received the Honorary General rank from Nepal's President. He arrived in Nepal for a four-day official visit at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart. General Seth met with Nepalese Army officials to discuss strengthening bilateral military relations. He also met with the Indian Ambassador…

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India has long-standing ties with Afghanistan: MEA

India seeks to further strengthen its long-standing ties with Afghanistan. Recent engagements have boosted cooperation in development, trade, and connectivity. The Afghan embassy in New Delhi plans an event marking five years of Taliban rule. India has not officially recognized the Taliban government in Kabul. The nation maintains a strong…

International Business Times UK

Mothers, Babies Started Dying in Nepal After Trump-Musk USAID Cuts Shuttered Lifesaving Programmes

US foreign aid cuts have led to the closure of maternal health programmes in Nepal, resulting in increased deaths among pregnant women and newborns.

France 24

In Nepal, residents learn how to live alongside wild animals

Over the past five decades, Nepal has established itself as a model for wildlife conservation. Nearly 20 percent of the country’s territory has been designated as protected areas. An effective anti-poaching policy has helped save iconic species such as the one-horned rhinoceros and the gharial crocodile, which were once on…

The Economic Times

Being Indian Army Agniveer far better than working in Gulf: Gorkha soldiers protest in Nepal

Former Gorkha soldiers demonstrated in Pokhara, Nepal, urging India to restart recruitment. They submitted a memorandum requesting immediate resumption of enlistment and recognition for ex-servicemen groups. The Agnipath scheme has complicated the long-standing practice of Nepali youths joining the Indian Army. This recruitment offers better prospects than overseas employment in…

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Nepali Village Had Zero Newborn Deaths in 2024, Then Usaid Cuts Hit and Babies Started Dying Again

A Nepalese village sees a rise in infant deaths after US funding cuts to a maternal health programme, highlighting the critical impact of international aid on local healthcare.

The Economic Times

Former Nepal premier Deuba returns home, faces graft probe

Police issued an arrest warrant for Deuba over money laundering charges in April. Authorities also issued a warrant for his wife, former foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba. Deuba's tenure as Nepali Congress president ended in January after a leadership change. The current administration has launched a crackdown on high-profile political…

Times Life

India and Nepal Are Building the World's Largest Transboundary Tiger Conservation Zone in the Terai

What the Terai Arc Actually IsThe Terai Arc Landscape is a 49,000-square-kilometre belt of grassland, riverine forest, and sal woodland running along the base of the Himalayas, from India's Uttarakhand in the west through Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, crossing into Nepal's lowland Terai districts and back. It holds eleven protected…

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How the Pench-Kanha Wildlife Corridor Did More for Tigers Than Decades of Conservation Alone

The problem with a perfect fenceKanha Tiger Reserve has been protected since 1955. Pench since 1977. For decades, both reserves ran camera-trap surveys, anti-poaching patrols, and strict buffer-zone rules. Tiger numbers inside each park held steady, then grew modestly. But the populations were not truly recovering, they were holding. A…

The Conversation

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in mass numbers in South Asia in recent years — particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, leading to regime change in those countries. These protests are part of a broader, global Gen Z movement.

The Times of India

Balen ends 'envoy snub' with India-first reset; meets China envoy within hours

NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra Shah on Monday ended his self-imposed bar on one-on-one meetings with Kathmandu-based foreign envoys, receiving Indian ambassador Naveen Srivastava first and Chinese ambassador Zhang Maoming hours later at Singha Durbar in a diplomatic reset after months of a distancing that had increasingly come into question…

The Economic Times

Nepal PM Balendra Shah meets Indian Ambassador, emphasises deepening historic ties

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah met Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava on Monday. He stressed the importance of deepening Nepal's historic relationship with India. The envoy conveyed warm greetings from Prime Minister Modi and expressed commitment. This meeting occurred despite Shah's prior policy of avoiding one-on-one foreign engagements. Shah also planned…

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