Climate & Risk: ICIMOD warns Nepal and the wider HKH region may see below-normal monsoon rains in 2026, but flash floods, landslides and drought-flood swings remain a serious threat. Domestic Safety: New reporting highlights how domestic violence is turning deadly, with 528 spousal deaths over six years and 68 women killed by husbands in the current fiscal year. Water & Sanitation Finance: ADB approved a concessional $115m loan to improve municipal water supply and sewerage for 850,000 people across 13 districts. Markets & Policy: Nepal’s Finance Minister links recent NEPSE stock-market dips to “psychological fear” and legal actions against major irregularities. Local Governance & Spending: Kathmandu Metropolitan City unveiled a Rs 25.88bn budget for FY 2026/27, prioritizing infrastructure, waste management, education reform, governance and jobs. Energy for Industry: Business groups (CNI/FNCCI) urged the government to avoid cutting power to industries in industrial estates while a Supreme Court rent dispute is unresolved; Koshi Province’s operational power capacity reached 901MW. Tea Export Shock: Nepali tea exports to India remain stalled due to India’s stricter quality testing SOP, pushing factories toward shutdown; stakeholders call for third-country markets and renewed diplomacy with India. Labour Migration Oversight: The Department of Foreign Employment directed manpower companies to regularly monitor Nepali workers abroad and report issues on wages, housing and working conditions.