The Himalaya has taken to tourism in a big way. International visitors are swelling the high valleys from Chitral in Pakistan, eastward through Manali, Thak Khola, Khumbu, Sandakpu to Wangdiphodrang
On a cold spring morning, if one looks up from the wide mountain highway that leads up from Kalka, the bright sunshine, striking the smoke billowing from thousands of coal
The Nepali Government's commitment to providing "Health for All" by Year 2000 is a laudable aim. If there is one country that should be concerned about
Strange, out-of-season pink blossoms sprinkle the rhododendron trail from Lukla to Mount Everest Base Camp. But, look again. What you see is, actually, toilet paper (!) mostly Chinese brands,
Peter Rodgers, a Harvard University Professor of Civil Engineering, has studied water issues in the Brahmaputra and Ganges delta for several decades. He was member of a fact-finding team
Townspeople in Nepal have over 300 newspapers, both good and bad, to choose from. But, so far, the people of the country's 50,000-plus villages, with over
Tukis are traditional oil-fed lamps used to light village households. "Tukis" are also the trailblazing villagers who serve as unique agricultural extension workers in the Dolakha and
The recent decision by the Indian Government to upgrade the status of Dachigam Sanctuary in Kashmir, and make it a national park i.e. a part of UNESCOS Man and
