HYDROPOWER IMPORT FROM NEPAL

South Africa defeated Nepal by one run after a final ball run out in a T20 World Cup Group D thriller on Friday. Nepal finished on 114-7, falling agonisingly short of South Africa's modest total of 115-7. str/rcw

The data showed that the inbound shipments from China during the month were 2.82 per cent higher at USD 8.48 billion. Among the top 20 import source nations of India, imports from Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia and M...

President Droupadi Murmu recently met with leaders from Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles to discuss mutual development interests. During her meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', she emphasized Nepal's signif...

India is inviting heads of state and government from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and the Seychelles to the swearing-in ceremony of the next Narendra Modi government on June 9. The focus is on the western and southern Indian Ocean (IOR), where In...

With temperatures soaring to record levels across India, the Government of India has taken steps to address the impending surge in electricity demand by instructing idling power plants to increase operations. This move comes as a response to the hig...

The surge in arrivals comes even as the spot price for delivery to North Asia has been rallying, rising from a near three-year low of $8.30 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in the week to Feb. 23 to a five-month high of $12.30 last week.

Mark Mobius says not booking any profits because they have more money coming in and they have to put it to work. ans that is not a problem because the markets are very deep now and we can see lots of opportunity, not only in India, but in other part...

Prime Minister Prachanda emphasizes the urgent need for a unified mountain voice to address climate change effects in the Himalayas. Nepal aims for zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, prioritizing vulnerable groups like women, youth, and indigeno...

Nepali consumers are increasingly turning to locally manufactured and packaged spices following the ban on Indian spices due to high levels of ethylene oxide. The ancient market of Ason in Kathmandu has witnessed a surge in the purchase of locally p...

Nepal's Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has prohibited the import, sale, and consumption of two Indian spice brands, Everest and MDH, due to concerns about high levels of ethylene oxide. These are Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Mixed...

The government, through the Ministry of Heavy Industries, is creating detailed guidelines for companies seeking investments under the electric-vehicle policy. The guidelines will cover duty concessions, setting up manufacturing units, and incentives...

China-Pakistan discussed CPEC projects, Gwadar Port, and KKH realignment. They addressed ML-I upgradation, Dasu Hydropower Project, and security concerns in the region.

India faces severe power shortfall, deferring maintenance and restarting idle units post-hydro decline. Efforts to maximize generation ongoing to meet demand, with focus on renewables and existing plants. Grid-India projects peak night-time demand.

India has offered its support to construct a reservoir on the cross-border Teesta River in Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Hassan Mahmud said on Thursday, after visiting Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met him and called on Prime Minister Sheikh H...

While speaking to at an "Industry Outreach Meet" organised at New Delhi, the envoy said, "The largest investor in Nepal is India. One-third of the total investment is from India... India is the number one place to promote investing in Nepal."

PM Modi and Bhutan's Tobgay collaborate on new energy projects, including the Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project. They seek Indian entity partnerships for revenue generation, financing, and power sales facilitation in Bhutan.

EAM Jaishankar co-chaired with his Nepal counterpart NP Saud a "comprehensive and productive" meeting of the 7th India-Nepal Joint Commission, in which discussions focused on overall bilateral ties and covered a vast array of areas including land, r...

In Kathmandu, the external affairs minister is scheduled to call on President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda.' The India-Nepal Joint Commission was established in 1987 and provides a platform for both sides to rev...

Sandeep Mukherjee, principal adviser of Darjeeling Tea Association said “Of the 87 tea estates in Darjeeling, 7 are permanently closed. Many of them are somehow surviving and are not able to clear the statutory dues of the workers. The fate of the D...