The Annapurna Conservation Area has received 508,476 international visitors from more than 165 countries and territories in the last fiscal year drawing trekkers and nature enthusiasts from every inhabited continent, according to data released by the National Trust for Nature Conservation's Annapurna Conservation Area Project.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Never Rest Project Pvt. Ltd. and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee to establish a research and data-driven management framework for sustainable tourism and environmental preservation in the Everest region.
The Annapurna Conservation Area has received 508,476 international visitors from more than 165 countries and territories in the last fiscal year drawing trekkers and nature enthusiasts from every inhabited continent, according to data released by the National Trust for Nature Conservation's Annapurna Conservation Area Project.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Never Rest Project Pvt. Ltd. and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee to establish a research and data-driven management framework for sustainable tourism and environmental preservation in the Everest region.
Nepali scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, engineers and healthcare professionals from across the United States convened in Austin, Texas on July 18 and 19 for the NRNA Knowledge Convention 2026, organised by the Science, Technology and Innovation Committee of the Non-Resident Nepali Association USA.
Gasherbrum II (8,035m) in Pakistan's Karakoram range recorded its first summit of the season on July 21, when all members and Sherpa guides of the Imagine Nepal expedition reached the top at 10:00 am Pakistan Standard Time on Tuesday
Nepali mountaineer Abiral Rai has successfully summited Mount Elbrus (5,642m), Europe's highest peak, becoming the first climber from the Thulung Rai community to achieve the feat.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Never Rest Project Pvt. Ltd. and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee to establish a research and data-driven management framework for sustainable tourism and environmental preservation in the Everest region.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal has held a series of meetings with the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Khadak Prasad Paudel, the Nepal Tourism Board and private sector stakeholders to advance key priorities for Nepal's trekking industry, including a proposed law to protect the country's trekking trails and stronger implementation of the trekker registration system.
Maheshwor Bhakta Shrestha has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Nepal Airlines Corporation, with the additional responsibility of Managing Director, as a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday at Singhadurbar decided.
The Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) and the Aeronautical Society of Nepal (AeSN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the unified development, safety, and modernisation of Nepal's aviation sector, the two organisations announced.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has welcomed the announcement of daily direct flights between Pokhara and Dubai by flydubai, set to commence from September 23, 2026, calling it a major breakthrough for international air access to Nepal's tourism capital.
Seventy volunteers removed 55 sacks of waste from trekking routes around Pisang in Manang during a one-day cleanup campaign, covering ground from Swargadwari Bridge to Ngoro Danda and from Upper Pisang to the Pisang-Ghyaru Bridge.
A wildlife survey in the Manang Ngisyang Block has found the Blue Sheep, locally known as Naur, population to be healthy and stable, a result conservationists say reflects sustained habitat protection efforts in the Annapurna Conservation Area.
The Annapurna Conservation Area Project's Unit Conservation Office in Manang has completed a three-day cleanup campaign along one of Nepal's most popular trekking routes, collecting around 75 sacks of waste from the trail between Tanki Manang and Thorong La Pass.
As the dust settles on the busiest climbing season Mt Everest has ever seen, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has wrapped up its Spring 2026 cleanup campaign with a staggering 90,329 kg of waste hauled off the world's highest mountain, and a clear signal that Everest rangers will remain at the centre of its strategy going forward.
Nepal's major mountaineering bodies have formally rejected any links to a privately organised 'Everest Summiteers Summit' in their replies to the Department of Tourism, while also demanding regulatory action over alleged irregularities.
The Polish extreme skier Andrzej Bargiel has finally announced the success of his ambitious project – skiing down from the summit of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan without using supplemental oxygen.
Visiting United States Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor on Friday officially unveiled the “Ultra X Gen 2” American cargo drone built by Freefly Systems at Everest Base Camp.
The installation of the world’s highest automatic weather station had made headlines globally in 2022, but it turned out to be rubbish in just four years.
On the occasion of World Protein Day, health experts and officials in Nepal are calling on the public to ignore persistent myths about the poultry industry and recognize chicken and eggs as safe, affordable, and vital sources of protein.
Buddhist communities representing ten countries came together in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Sunday for what organizers describe as the largest unified Vesak Day celebration in New York City's history, drawing hundreds of devotees, monastics and city officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
A ten-year-old football fan from Kathmandu has become one of Nepal's youngest ambassadors at the FIFA World Cup 2026, travelling 8,500 miles to Dallas to watch Argentina play live — and taking Nepal's flag and a Visit Nepal banner along for the ride.
The New York State Assembly has issued a formal proclamation honouring Urgen Sherpa, a Nepali community organiser, Buddhist scholar and advocate, for more than two decades of service to Himalayan and immigrant communities in New York City.
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