With rising global temperatures accelerating glacier melt, the threat of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) is growing ...

It’s been nearly two years since one of Nepal’s major fault lines sparked the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed at least 8,000 lives and many of the Himalayan nation’s historic monuments ...

Himalayan glaciers — and global glaciers, for that matter — are far away for many, but the effects of their rapid melt can ...

Subsidies, hydroelectricity and manufacturing powerhouse neighbour are charging up adoption of cleaner vehicles in the ...

From the high Himalayas to the green foothills, Nepal offers an incomparable array of hiking trails. Here are the very best ...

How would Nepal fare under the continued menace of Maoist rebels who had launched their offensive against the military and the monarchy. Some 10,000 people had been killed.

Trekking in Nepal — "I first trekked in Nepal in the early 1980s. Without doubt, Himalayan glaciers in Nepal have shrunk dramatically during this period," says iReporter Barry Wenlock.

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall buried six villages in Nepal's mountainous northeast, and at least 15 people sleeping in the homes are believed to have been killed ...

Nepal has four main glacier-fed river basins: Kosi, Gandaki, Karnali and Mahakali, and 19 other sub-river basins. The catchment areas of these rivers also stretch across the Himalaya into China. There ...

Coffee hasn’t always been an easy sell in Nepal. The Himalayan country is a major tea producer, as well as a major consumer.

Sujeev Shakya, chairman of the Nepal Economic Forum think tank, says that even before the blockade India had a reputation in Nepal for being slow to deliver.