JUMLA, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bhadri Sarki used to walk for more than an hour to fetch enough water to irrigate just one apple tree. But since a solar-powered water pump was installed in ...

International Journal of the Commons, Vol. 13, No. 2 (2019), pp. 892-908 (17 pages) Institutions governing common-pool resources have survived decades of global change with mixed performance. However, ...

The Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme, located in Kailali District in the Far Western Tarai Region of Nepal, provided more efficient, reliable, and flexible water services to ...

TANSEN, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In south-central Nepal's Palpa district, which spans from the country's hillsides to its southern lowlands, farmers can grow a huge range of crops, from ...

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved two projects for Nepal on May 29 totaling $257 million aimed at enhancing electricity distribution services and ...

In 2014, three Virginia Tech juniors teamed up to form Service Without Borders, a Virginia Tech student organization that looks to use its members’ skills to share the spirit of Virginia Tech’s motto ...

Bardiya, Aug. 16 -- The Babai Irrigation Project, one of Nepal's national pride initiatives, has provided irrigation facilities to more than 27,300 hectares of farmland, according to project officials ...

As solar-powered pumps bring water closer to home, income from apple-growing is on the rise - and men feel less pressure to migrate in search of work JUMLA, Nepal, March 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ...