The World Bank has signed off on a $150m financing package for Nepal’s Third Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program.

Nepal's bridge system serves as critical lifelines connecting remote and urban communities to essential services, including healthcare, education, and economic opportunities. Vulnerabilities caused by ...

Rekha is one of thousands of female sex workers in Nepal. These women are at the center of the complex reality of prostitution in Nepal as the country debates the decriminalization of sex work and ...

One year ago, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a cargo ship collided with it, killing six construction workers and causing significant economic disruption. The disaster ...

For 47 years, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood as the gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a landmark as one of the longest steel truss bridges in the world. The Dali, a cargo ship bound for Sri ...

Hiti Pranali Water Heritage’ is a new exhibition at Patan Museum in Kathmandu to pay tribute to Nepal's heritage of sunken ...

The four urgent safety recommendations are part of the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year.

Decentralized bridging platforms like Portal provide an efficient way to bridge to Solana from multiple blockchains. You can connect your wallets and transfer in minutes. Centralized platforms ...

When it finally opened, 50 years ago this month, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge—honoring the 16th-century Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, though not to the extent of spelling his name ...

The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective. The Update is intended ...

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