Considering the strategic location of Nepal vis-à-vis India, the historic, cultural and religious commonality between the two ...

Lifestyle can shape the composition of beneficial bacteria and other microorganisms within the mouth, according to a new ...

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

The South Asian University's two-day festival provided a platform for intellectual exchange and dialogue, reinforcing how ...

Despite progress in infrastructure development, cross-border social engagement has been hindered. This can be rectified by ...

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude ...

It was the annual Kukur Puja festival in Nepal on Thursday, and dogs across the nation were draped in marigold garlands, marked with celebratory vermillion pigment and presented with overflowing ...

The Kulung people of eastern Nepal have used the honey for centuries as a cough syrup and an antiseptic, and the beeswax has found its way into workshops in the alleys of Kathmandu, where it is ...

The burning of medical waste poses a serious health and environmental danger. Hospitals in Nepal have started turning this hazardous waste into cooking gas. Hospital staff close to the incinerator ...

In this partial wrap about the region’s borders -- call it South Asia’s ring of fire -- let us begin with a cheeky backhand ...

An international study has found how the microbes in our mouths are connected to the lifestyles we lead and the food we eat.

West Bengal, Bihar, and lowland Nepal face a crisis from climate change, rising costs, out-migration, and labour shortages ...