KATHMANDU, May 2: The situation of forest fires in the country is getting worse by the day. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has reported that wildfires are currently taking place in 165 places in 39 districts as of Wednesday.
KATHMANDU Nepal’s constitutional bench has issued a stay on the implementation of laws making it compulsory for community forest user groups across the country to pay taxes to the local, provincial and federal governments under different names. The order comes as community forest user groups took to the streets demanding an end to the […]
GANDAKI, July 16: The insufficient supply of timber has resulted in the outflow of millions of rupees to foreign countries in the import of timber, furniture, aluminum and steel, according to available data. Aluminum and steel are used as alternatives to timber. On the contrary, timber worth hundreds of thousands of rupees is found rotting in the forests of Nepal.