The Day We Stood Still Û
-Chhatra Karki It was an experience for a lifetime. For the first ever in my life I felt the earthquake of such a big magnitude. The aftershocks… I lost the count of them. Provoked on April 25, 2015 with epicenter…
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Reminiscing the Fukushima Nuclear disaster
–Chhatra Karki March 11, 2011. Time: 14:46 hours. Shigeru Fukaya, the Former-Vice Mayor of Miharu Town in Eastern Japan, was in the Municipality Office that day when suddenly he was alerted by an alarm message in his mobile—“Warning: Earthquake. Stay…
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Is E-cigarette Smoking Safe?
-Chhatra Karki Tobacco companies all over the world are selling Electronic Cigarettes (E-Cigarettes) under the banner of ‘safe smoking’ in times when 5.4 million people die every year from tobacco related causes. Globally, various campaigns against smoking are on their…
Read moreThe fatal dance of Firewood and cigarette smoke
-Chhatra Karki The degradation of indoor air quality is a critical issue throughout the world today, which is convicted for causing severe impacts on human health. World Health Organization (WHO) reports that around 38 million of the global population is…
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A Tumour In The Spine
-Chhatra Karki A spinal tumour is a cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) growth within or near the spinal cord. A tumour in these locations can compress nerve roots in the spinal cord and therefore even a noncancerous growth can become…
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Nepal’s tiger population almost double in a decade
–Ram Sharan Tamang Latest count puts the number at 235 Kathmandu–Tigers in Nepal have become more conspicuous despite the constant threats from poachers, receding forest areas and development projects infringing upon their habitat. The latest estimate of a survey released…
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Invest more on science, technology
Kathmandu-The sixth National Science Day was marked here today with the theme ‘Science and culture for prosperity.’ To mark the day, Nepal Forum of Science Journalists, Nepal Astronomical Society, Nepal Chemical Society and Nepal Mathematical Society jointly organised an awareness…
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NFSJ secretary and Science Journalist Dangol conferred with Science and Technology Journalism Award
KATHMANDU: Journalist Laxman Dangol, who has been working in the field of science related journalism for a decade, has been conferred with Science and Technology Journalism Award for 2074 BS. Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, presented…
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NASA astronaut Magnus interacts with NFSJ; Urges to engage school kids on space science
Kathmandu: American space traveler Sandra Magnus has stressed the need to organize interaction programme on space science from school level for the students. At an interaction programme organized recently by Nepal Forum of Science Journalists in Kathmandu , former NASA…
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Science Behind Meditation
“Training given to mind for happiness and health is not much different than other modern practices. Meditation is an important tool for that. The one who focuses on meditation is certainly happier than other people.” -Richard Davidson Neuro scientist, University…
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