KATHMANDU — The environmental impact assessment for a controversial cable car project in an area of Nepal held sacred by Indigenous communities has been found to be riddled with errors — ranging from ...

After youth-led protests helped overthrow Nepal's government, controversy has emerged surrounding six commercial cable car projects. Former government leaders granted national priority status to ...

In Nepal, a recent push to build cable cars to boost tourism in natural beauty spots carries significant environmental costs. A controversial cable car project has been proposed in Mukkumlung, ...

KATHMANDU — A cable car line is being built to serve the mountaintop temple of Pathibhara Devi, a popular pilgrimage destination for Hindus in eastern Nepal. But the area is also revered by the region ...

Nepal’s Supreme Court recently discontinued its interim order that had earlier halted the construction of a cable car project opposed by Indigenous Limbu communities over its potential cultural and ...

Indigenous people and rights activists continue to oppose a multi-million-dollar government plan to construct a cable car over a forested hill, which local people consider their sacred land. Activists ...