Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Indian plate began drifting northeastward 75 million years ago. This geological process continues today at a rate of about four centimeters per year, making Nepal one of the most earthquake-prone zones on Earth.
The oldest discovered archaeological evidence of human settlements in Nepal dates to around 30,000 years before the present. By 55,000 years ago, modern humans had arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa, entering the north-west region via coastal routes.
Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha king, set out to unify what would become present-day Nepal. He secured the neutrality of bordering mountain kingdoms before engaging in bloody battles and sieges, notably the Battle of Kirtipur, to conquer the Kathmandu Valley in 1769.
Nepal became a secular state on the 28th of May 2008 when it was declared a federal republic. This declaration ended its time-honored status as the world's only Hindu kingdom.
The system of national parks and protected areas was first established in 1973 with the enactment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1973. Nepal has ten national parks, three wildlife reserves, one hunting reserve, three Conservation Areas, and eleven buffer zones covering 19.67% of total land area.
K.P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepali Prime Minister for the fourth time on the 15th of July 2024. He leads a new coalition between the Nepali Congress and UML.