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Diptina Sapkota

is a junior staff writer at the_farsight, where she covers environmental issues as well as art and culture. She previously interned with the_farsight and holds a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science.

13 posts

In Nepal, air pollution is reducing life by 3.4 years

Air pollution is the leading risk factor for death and disability in Nepal followed by malnutrition and tobacco, reducing life expectancy by 3.4 years, states …

News  Diptina Sapkota

China’s ‘project of the century’: 70,000 MW megadam in Brahmaputra

Last month, China announced its 70,000 MW megadamthe worlds largest hydroelectric power source, known as the Motuo Hydropower Station on the Brahmaputra River in southeastern …

International  Diptina Sapkota

Another massive flood in Bhotekoshi

A massive flood has hit the Bhotekoshi river flowing through the Nepal-China border during the early hours of Wednesday, heavily deluging the areas along the …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Severe drought in Madhesh raises alarm on rice and water

On May 29, monsoon arrived in the country two weeks before its usual time. Yet, six weeks after its official onset, the majority of places …

News  Diptina Sapkota

A hidden glacier lake caused the deadly Bhotekoshi flood, scientists say

The catastrophic Bhotekoshi flood, which wreaked havoc in Rasuwa last Tuesday killing nine people and disrupting the countrys major trade route along with damaging hydropower …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Seven dead, 18 missing in Bhotekoshi flood; Rainfall unlikely cause

A total of seven people have been dead in a massive flood in the BhoteKoshi river that struck the Rasuwa districts Nepal and China border …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Fine arts: Colours of a nation

Geography, language, culture, festivals, tradition, heritage, rivers, hills, mountains, Madhes, dialects, histories and life, joy and hardships. Now imagine this rich diversity captured through paintings, …

Art & Culture  Diptina Sapkota

‘A run that grows forests’: Doko Recyclers’s eco-run links environment, fitness and corporate action

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Doko Recyclersa social venture into waste segregation and recycling concluded their first day of Run for the Environment …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Environment conservation in the new fiscal plan

Last week, the government announced a budget of NRs 1.96 trillion for the fiscal year 2025/26 (2082/83), allocating a sum of NRs 18.61 billion for …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Monsoon is coming two weeks early with higher rainfall

Monsoon will begin two weeks early this year, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology released its forecast last Wednesday. It will arrive1st June (18 Jestha) …

Environment  Diptina Sapkota

Urf Darasingh…

As of now, Karnahaang will be known as Darasingh and is pardoned for the Faujdaari on account of his death. The stage fades to black, …

Films & Theatre  Diptina Sapkota

Starlink—connecting….Nepal

Paul Krugman, the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics, wrote in the TimeMagazine in 1998, The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw …

Economy  Diptina Sapkota

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