Japanese voters are casting ballots today in a snap parliamentary election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Just months after she was elected by lawmakers, Takaichi decided to go to...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the United States wants a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia to be concluded by June. Speaking to reporters, Zelensky said Washington aims to...

Prices of essential commodities, particularly cooking oil and rice, have surged across Nepal, putting pressure on household budgets. Cooking oil prices have increased by Rs 40–50 per litre to around...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development disbursed Rs 3.05 billion in subsidies to farmers in FY 2081/82, primarily for insurance premiums and sugarcane cultivation. Of the total amount, Rs...

India’s Ministry of Energy has unveiled a draft National Electricity Policy 2026, marking its first major revision in two decades. The policy promotes cross-border electricity trade under the “One Sun,...

  Nepal’s active taxpayer base expanded significantly in the first six months of FY 2082/83, reaching 7.36 million—an increase of 361,003 compared to the previous year. Business PAN registrations rose...

  Indian public and private companies currently hold ownership stakes in hydropower projects totaling nearly 5,000 MW in Nepal, though most have yet to advance to the construction phase. The...

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for 11 hydropower projects were made public during the first six months of the current fiscal year. Altogether, 19 hydropower projects with publicly available EIA...

Nepal earned more than Rs 45 billion from IT-related service exports in the first six months of the fiscal year, according to Nepal Rastra Bank. IT and telecom services contributed...

Nepal exported electricity worth Rs 23.73 billion to India and Bangladesh between mid-June and mid-January, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority. Of this, Rs 19.41 billion was earned in the...