KATHMANDU, March 31: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, presented a proposal in the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today, seeking discussions on the agreement related to establishing the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

KATHMANDU, March 24: Minister for Energy Shakti Bahadur Basnet has said there was no alternative to developing the reservoir-based hydropower projects to address the country's energy needs.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has pointed out the need of collaboration among the three-tier governments for 'Ujjyalo Kathmandu' or Illuminated Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet has expressed concern about the progress being made in the construction of the transmission line.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet has directed Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to ensure regular power supply during the upcoming festivals such as Dashain, Tihar, Nepal Sambat and Chhath.

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, pledged to table the Electricity Bill in the parliament within a week.

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti Bahadur Basnet has called for promoting the use of electric vehicles (EV) to keep the environment clean.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet today said that the problems in the energy sector would be resolved collectively.

KATHMANDU, July 15: The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) recently engaged in a crucial discussion with Shakti Bahadur Basnet, the Minister of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, to address pressing issues related to the country's economy and energy sector.

KATHMANDU, June 12: Shakti Bahadur Basnet, who is a Member of Parliament (MP) and also a former minister of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), has demanded the government immediately remove the provision of running health insurance programs through private companies.

KATHMANDU, June 1: Member of the House of Representatives Shakti Bahadur Basnet has urged the opposition not to make the budget a race for taking undue credit.

JAJARKOT, Feb 23: Minister for Forest and Environment, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, visited Jajarkot this morning. Basnet who had won the 2017 legislative election from the Jajarkot constituency 1 reached the district second time since his election victory

Kathmandu, June 23: The government has aimed at developing forest as people's common property. The government has adopted the policy of combating deforestation and human encroachment upon forests, prepared plans and managed budget for utilizing forest as a major basis of pursuing economic prosperity.

NEPALGUNJ, June 5: Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet today stressed the need for each individual to play a constructive role in keeping the world's environment balanced.

KATHMANDU, April 12: Minister for Forest and Environment, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has spoken of the need for expanding commercial farming of plants.

KATHMANDU, April 9: The government plans to operate 300 electric public buses for Kathmandu valley, according to Shakti Bahadur Basnet, the minister for Forest and Environment.