Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future

Kathmandu: The legend and the legacy Legend about Kathmandus evolution holds that the valley was once a huge lake some thousands years ago. A visiting …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!

Valleys and cities should be young, vibrant, inspiring and full of hopes with a system in place that works for all classes of people. What …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Highlights of annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2023/24

On 19th May, Nepal government unveiled its annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2023/24. Here are some of the commitments put forth in …

Economy  Rima Sah

Solo trek ban: Implication on post-pandemic tourism industry

In early March 2023, the government announced that solo trekking inside the national parks will be banned starting April 1, 2023. While solo climbing has …

Business  Sakshi Agrawal

Agribusiness in Nepal survey: Survivors and victims of COVID-19 pandemic

Shardha Aryal of Pakale, Khim Bahadur Khadka of Bagi Bashtari, and Radha Khanal of Bhatmara are vegetable farmers in Arghakhanchi. Young and educated, they have …

Blog  Shyam Basnet

Nepal’s long row of impunity in corruption scandals

Rampant corruption is eating away Nepal from petty bribes without which public service delivery is difficult to access to big corruption scandals where top political …

Politics  the_farsight

How well is Nepal doing in financial inclusion?

Nepal has made notable strides in financial inclusion, although there is still room for further improvement, says the Nepal Financial Inclusion Report 2023, jointly produced …

Finance  the_farsight

Growing import of four-wheeler EVs

Nepal has seen a rise in the import of electric vehicles (EVs) in the last two fiscal years. The increase in the import of EVs …

News  Pallavi Maheshwari

SJVN bags yet another Arun River-based hydro project

The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has approved another investment proposal from the Indian state-owned enterprise Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), a joint venture between the …

News  Rima Sah

Financial inclusion and diplomatic efforts with India can lessen Nepal’s human trafficking problem

Nepal is a source, destination, and transit point for human trafficking. 35,000 Nepalis were trafficked in the year 2018/19 alone, says the National Human Rights …

Economy  Rima Sah

Highlights of the Nepal Census 2021

After facing a delay of more than a year, the Nepalese government released the final report of the Nepal population census 2021 on March 24, …

Economy  Rima Sah

The Chitwan Chronicle: The Rapti Valley Development Project and Tharus

The story of Chitwan is one of complex social, political, and environmental change, shaped by global forces and local actors. The transformation of the region …

Economy  Saaid Koirala

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