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Diwash Ghimire

Diwash Ghimire

Diwash Ghimire is a contributor with a keen interest in science, technology, environment and climate change.
Earthquake: Why Nepal experiences frequent tremors?
Aug 07, 2022 Earthquake: Why Nepal experiences frequent tremors? Two aftershocks of the Gorkha Earthquake occurred in a short span of 12 days, according...
Fact-check: Celebrity astrologer Harihar Adhikari's false claims debunked
Aug 05, 2022 Fact-check: Celebrity astrologer Harihar Adhikari's false claims debunked Claims made by astrologer-turned-actor Harihar Adhikari in a recent podcast required serious fact-checking
Here’re some tools Nepal can use to detect lightning - and save lives
Aug 03, 2022 Here’re some tools Nepal can use to detect lightning - and save lives The detector could determine the lightning types and the location within 2 seconds
Where on earth can you photograph 18 rhinos within two hours
Aug 02, 2022 Where on earth can you photograph 18 rhinos within two hours That is statistically similar to seeing nearly 700k Nepali people in two hours
Monsoon mayhem continues, 28 lives lost since mid-June
Aug 01, 2022 Monsoon mayhem continues, 28 lives lost since mid-June Reports of damage caused by floods and landslides are pouring in non-stop from central and...
All you need to know about Sunday’s 6.0 Magnitude earthquake
Jul 31, 2022 All you need to know about Sunday’s 6.0 Magnitude earthquake Seismologists say the earthquake was not an aftershock; it was an entirely new quake
Five simple ways to avoid accidents in Nepal’s killer roads
Jul 30, 2022 Five simple ways to avoid accidents in Nepal’s killer roads That most victims are economically active and young means a huge loss to the immediate...
With luxury items banned in Nepal, here're some smartphones to suit your budget
Jul 27, 2022 With luxury items banned in Nepal, here're some smartphones to suit your budget Luxury items have been banned in Nepal - so what smartphones are available in Nepal...
Plastic: How this never-decomposing stuff threatens Nepal
Jul 26, 2022 Plastic: How this never-decomposing stuff threatens Nepal Plastics continue to litter everywhere from streets to sidewalks, sewers to rivers, fields to forests...
Aftershocks of 2015 earthquakes continue to rock Nepal
Jul 25, 2022 Aftershocks of 2015 earthquakes continue to rock Nepal The Indian tectonic plate is pushing against the Tibetan plate like a “slow car-crash”, resulting...
Here's how Nepali students can get Harvard or MIT education - free (With links)
Jul 24, 2022 Here's how Nepali students can get Harvard or MIT education - free (With links) Unless you are trying to learn something as exotic as alchemy, there are plenty of...
How a lightning strike kills scores of cattle in one go
Jul 22, 2022 How a lightning strike kills scores of cattle in one go Over 50 goats plus a cow and an ox were killed in a lightning strike...
What on earth is garbage separation - as suggested by Mayor Balen Shah
Jul 20, 2022 What on earth is garbage separation - as suggested by Mayor Balen Shah Organic manure will be distributed to locals at Sisdol and Banchare Danda after six months.
'When thunder roars, head indoors'
Jul 19, 2022 'When thunder roars, head indoors' Thunderbolts kill 100 plus Nepalis every year yet none of the 753 local levels employ...
Five ways to protect your social media accounts from snooping hackers
Jul 15, 2022 Five ways to protect your social media accounts from snooping hackers Password with eight character or more in length, at least a digit, a capital letter,...
Stunning images captured by NASA space telescope
Jul 13, 2022 Stunning images captured by NASA space telescope Webb has captured some incredibly detailed images of various cosmic objects.
First image captured by James Webb Space Telescope is just a teaser
Jul 12, 2022 First image captured by James Webb Space Telescope is just a teaser Webb is poised to reveal the secrets of the Universe: how did the universe cool...
After finding 'God particle', scientists discover three new particles working underground
Jul 10, 2022 After finding 'God particle', scientists discover three new particles working underground Scientists expect that it will also help to better understand conventional hadrons and how quarks...
Garbage is here to stay - at least 'several weeks more'
Jul 10, 2022 Garbage is here to stay - at least 'several weeks more' Officials say “it could take weeks” before all the garbage could be cleared and transferred...
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