Energy & Power Sector: Nepal’s Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha urged NEA to act fast on budget implementation, stressing timely completion of transmission lines and substations and stronger management-led execution. Mobility & Digital Services: Uber officially launched in Nepal with Uber Go, Uber Comfort and Uber Bike, partnering with Taximandu and citing early driver sign-ups and plans to expand beyond ride-hailing. Agribusiness & Food Prices: Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association revised egg farm-gate support rates upward, pushing retail prices to around Rs 25 per egg amid higher production costs and hot-weather supply pressure. Tourism & Local Industry: Parbat is emerging as an adventure tourism hub, with bungee, zip-lining and suspension bridges driving hotel and restaurant growth and more stopover visits from Pokhara-bound travelers. Aviation & Connectivity: Himalaya Airlines started direct Kathmandu–Shenzhen–Kathmandu scheduled flights, opening a new air corridor to China’s tech and manufacturing hub. Diplomacy for Trade & Energy: Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal arrived in India for talks with S Jaishankar, with development cooperation, trade/investment and power-sector cooperation expected on the agenda. Environment & Public Awareness: World Environment Day coverage in Nepal highlighted climate impacts on livelihoods and the need for nature-first, people-centered action. Industry & Capital Markets: Sopan Pharmaceuticals’ IPO listing on NEPSE began trading with an opening range set by the exchange. Safety & Infrastructure Risk: A fire destroyed a Bara cotton godown at Triveni Spanning Mills Industry, with police citing an electrical short circuit as the cause.