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Archive for May, 2016
Power summit
Nepal has organised a four-day power summit to attract investors to generate 10,000 MW of electricity by 2026.
Only two felicitations
The Nepali media reported the Republic Day message sent by China, but the other country’s message was not made public.
Shifting gears
The government, in its annual budget, has cut the custom duty on electric vehicles in an effort to reduce the import of petroleum by encouraging its sales.
Deadline for surrogate babies
The timeframe to allow the departure of surrogate babies ended this week, and 247 offspring born in Nepal were taken by their foreign parents in the last two years.
Mountain award to Peru scientist
The annual Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2017 has been awarded to Peruvian engineer César Augusto Portocarrero Rodríguez.
Blizzard hampers rescue
Heavy blizzards are making the work of rescuing sick mountaineers and retrieving the bodies of mountaineers who died more difficult.
Solar subsidy for quake survivors
Nepal announces solar subsidy for last year’s earthquake survivors.
