By Mongabay.com A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the ...

High-level officials and icefall doctors of the Sagarmatha pollution Control Committee, who are currently in South Korea for ...

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: A preparatory meeting for the upcoming Sagarmatha Sambad was held on Monday at the Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar, in the presence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The ...

Along with free treatment of children under 15 years of age, the government also provides free treatment to those suffering ...

The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has announced a new initiative to provide mountain guides with insurance coverage ...

“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the long trek there is taking a toll on local Sherpa communities. By cutting short visitors ...

Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The region is the ...

The Everest Base Camp trek offers a bucket-list adventure for trekkers worldwide, with costs varying significantly based on ...

Over 2,000 neonates die in Nepal each year. Child health experts warn the halt in crucial programmes threatens years of ...

The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...

But they have also been used to give mountaineering teams and tourists a shortcut over challenging terrain in the Sagarmatha ...