World Water Week: Let’s rethink deeper to preserve the world’s most precious resource

As the world gathers in Stockholm for World Water Week, we do so in the shadow of a paradox: WATER,

Behind the money: Untold stories of Nepal’s migration and remittance

Remittance is the backbone of Nepal’s economy. According to Nepal Life Standard Survey IV, 76.8 percent Nepali households receive remittance.

Father’s Day: Reimagining fatherhood

Happy Father’s Day to me. It feels surreal to say that to myself. It’s been more than two decades since

Envisioning youths as drivers of stronger Nepal

Imagine in fifteen years from now a small crop of young leaders coming from across Nepal, young professionals with a

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China plants nearly 4.45 million hectares of forest in 2024

Beijing: China planted trees on 4.446 million hectares of forest land, according to the National Greening Commission’s report, Xinhua said. This figure is higher than the 3.998 million hectares of afforestation achieved in 2023, the commission stated. China on Wednesday celebrated its 47th National Tree Planting Day. In 2024, the country also restored 3.224 million hectares of degraded grassland and upgraded 2.783 million hectares of sandy and stony land, the report showed.

Last year, the output value of China’s forestry and grassland industry reached 10.17 trillion yuan (about 1.42 trillion U.S. dollars)—up 9.6 percent year on year, the report revealed. Notably, 2.76 billion ecotourism trips were recorded in 2024, an increase of 9.1 percent from the previous year, it said.

(Xinhua)