Category: Science

Kathmandu: The Kathmandu Valley has experienced its coldest day of the winter season today, with the minimum temperature recorded at 2°C. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology’s Weather Forecasting Division, the temperature dropped from 3.1°C on Friday to 2°C today. The weather bulletin released by the Department highlighted a sharp decline in temperatures… Continue reading Kathmandu Valley records coldest day as temperature drops to 2°C

Kathmandu: For the first time, Nepal has presented its case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanding climate justice and highlighting the devastating impact of climate change on the country. Foreign Minister Dr. Arjun Rana Deuba represented Nepal in the proceedings, calling for compensation to address the damage caused by climate change. Dr. Rana… Continue reading Nepal seeks climate justice at International Court of Justice

Kathmandu: NASA has announced a further delay to its ambitious Artemis program, pushing back the planned launch of its second mission to the Moon to April 2026. The mission, originally slated for September 2025, was meant to send astronauts on a flyaround of the Moon, but will now be delayed by over a year due… Continue reading Nasa delays astronaut flight around the Moon

Kathmandu: Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby and other signs, and they warned… Continue reading World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa showed telltale warning signs before erupting in 2022

Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel will depart for Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 10 to participate in the 29th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP-29). He is leading a high-level delegation from Nepal at the summit, which runs from November 11 to 22. The Nepali president is attending the conference at the invitation of… Continue reading President Ramchandra Paudel to attend COP-29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

Kathmandu: Mount Fuji is still without snow, making it the latest time in the year the mountain has remained bare since records began 130 years ago. The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain typically gets a sprinkling of snow by early October, but unusually warm weather has meant no snowfall has been reported so far this… Continue reading Mount Fuji breaks records as it remains snowless for longer than ever before

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged ministries and agencies to robustly advocate for climate justice at the upcoming COP-29 climate conference. During a meeting of the Environment Conservation and Climate Change Management National Council on Friday, PM Oli emphasized the importance of addressing the concerns of vulnerable nations, including Nepal, as articulated in… Continue reading PM Oli calls for climate justice advocacy ahead of COP-29

Kathmandu: Today marks the last solar eclipse of 2024, set to begin at 9:27 PM Nepali time and concluding at 3:32 AM the following morning. This eclipse is particularly notable due to a conjunction involving the Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Ketu, with the axes of Rahu and Ketu influencing the Pisces and Virgo zodiac signs.… Continue reading Last solar eclipse of 2024 occurs today, not visible in Nepal

Kathmandu: The second-largest diamond ever found – a rough 2,492-carat stone – has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British… Continue reading World’s second-largest diamond found in Botswana

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Health and Population has said Nepal falls under the risk of infection of monkey pox (Mpox). According to Ministry Spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki, the infection is spreading rapidly in neighboring India and in this context Nepal too is vulnerable to it.Last year, one 60-year-old foreigner (female) was diagnosed with the Mpox… Continue reading Nepal on high alert for Mpox risk as infection rates surge in India