"Energy development"

#13710146

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710147

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710148

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710149

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710150

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710151

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13697338

12 May 2026

Peter Magyar, Prime Minister of Hungary, and his ministers, Szabolcs Bona, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Gabor Posfai, Minister of the Interior, Zsolt Hegedus, Minister of Health, Laszlo Gajdos, Minister for the Living Environment, Istvan Kapitany, Minister of Economy and Energy, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Minister of Defence, Marta Gorog, Minister of Justice, David Vitezy, Minister of Transport and Investment, Anita Orban, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Balint Ruff, Minister heading the Prime Minister's Office, Judit Lannert, Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Andras Karman, Minister of Finance, Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, Minister of Social and Family Affairs, Zoltan Tarr, Minister for Social Relations and Culture, Zoltan Tanacs, Minister of Science and Technology, and Viktoria Lorincz, Minister of Rural and Settlement Development, pose for a group photo inside the Hungarian parliament. The ministers are inaugurated, taking their oaths in front of the National Assembly, in Budapest, Hungary, on May 12, 2026.

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#13697341

12 May 2026

Peter Magyar, Prime Minister of Hungary, and his ministers, Szabolcs Bona, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Gabor Posfai, Minister of the Interior, Zsolt Hegedus, Minister of Health, Laszlo Gajdos, Minister for the Living Environment, Istvan Kapitany, Minister of Economy and Energy, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Minister of Defence, Marta Gorog, Minister of Justice, David Vitezy, Minister of Transport and Investment, Anita Orban, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Balint Ruff, Minister heading the Prime Minister's Office, Judit Lannert, Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Andras Karman, Minister of Finance, Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, Minister of Social and Family Affairs, Zoltan Tarr, Minister for Social Relations and Culture, Zoltan Tanacs, Minister of Science and Technology, and Viktoria Lorincz, Minister of Rural and Settlement Development, pose for a group photo inside the Hungarian parliament. The ministers are inaugurated, taking their oaths in front of the National Assembly, in Budapest, Hungary, on May 12, 2026.

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#13697357

12 May 2026

Peter Magyar, Prime Minister of Hungary, and his ministers, Szabolcs Bona, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Gabor Posfai, Minister of the Interior, Zsolt Hegedus, Minister of Health, Laszlo Gajdos, Minister for the Living Environment, Istvan Kapitany, Minister of Economy and Energy, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Minister of Defence, Marta Gorog, Minister of Justice, David Vitezy, Minister of Transport and Investment, Anita Orban, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Balint Ruff, Minister heading the Prime Minister's Office, Judit Lannert, Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Andras Karman, Minister of Finance, Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, Minister of Social and Family Affairs, Zoltan Tarr, Minister for Social Relations and Culture, Zoltan Tanacs, Minister of Science and Technology, and Viktoria Lorincz, Minister of Rural and Settlement Development, pose for a group photo inside the Hungarian parliament. The ministers are inaugurated, taking their oaths in front of the National Assembly, in Budapest, Hungary, on May 12, 2026.

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#13695601

12 May 2026

Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attends a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2026. Key topics include the development of joint weapons production projects, the signing of the Drone Deal, and support for air defense and energy.

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#13695602

12 May 2026

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2026. Key topics include the development of joint weapons production projects, the signing of the Drone Deal, and support for air defense and energy.

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#13695603

12 May 2026

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting with Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2026. Key topics include the development of joint weapons production projects, the signing of the Drone Deal, and support for air defense and energy.

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#13695606

12 May 2026

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting with Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2026. Key topics include the development of joint weapons production projects, the signing of the Drone Deal, and support for air defense and energy.

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#13695609

12 May 2026

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius pose during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2026. Key topics include the development of joint weapons production projects, the signing of the Drone Deal, and support for air defense and energy.

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#13695610

12 May 2026

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting with Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2026. Key topics include the development of joint weapons production projects, the signing of the Drone Deal, and support for air defense and energy.

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