Soaring gold prices. What’s causing it?
Its wedding season in Nepal when the families of the couples getting hitched usually invest heavily in gold ornaments but the yellow metal that has …
How DFIs are investing in Nepal?
The financing gap faced by Nepals MSMEs and infrastructure projects has put its economy in dire straits. Low investments bring lower growth in turn, increasing …
Three Nepali scientists win international research awards
Two assistant professors at Tribhuvan University Dr. Subhangi Subedi and Dr. Supriya Sharma have been awarded the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing …
‘Messenger of God’ wins second in the ‘West Meets East Screenplay Lab’ at Dhaka
Writer-director Nigam Bhandaris screenplay for the project Messenger of God' has emerged second in the West Meets East Screenplay Lab, which was part of the …
Safety versus Business: CAAN’s conflicting roles
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the country's autonomous civil aviation regulatory body also wears the hat of a service provider, which is conflicting …
Why Nepal's exports to SASEC have stagnated over the years
India has always been the darling trade partner of Nepal. It exports overwhelmingly to India. Exclude India and Nepal's exports to other countries, especially SASEC …
Bangladesh rolls out its first mass-transit metro
Dhaka, one of the most densely populated and congested cities in the world, where over 20 million people live, launched its first metro line last …
Cannabis in Nepal: In between legal lacuna
Nepal was once a paradise for hippies, travellers and seekers from all corners of the world in the 60s and 70s, in part, due to …
The downsides of electric vehicles
Governments and companies around the globe have promoted electric vehicles to tackle climate change, because they are an alternative to fossil-fuel-run vehicles in a race …
Telling the stories of climate change with Neelima Vallangi
FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE, Neelima began working as a software engineer but her sense of adventure was left unsatisfied in the corporate world. I got …
Sri Lanka is facing its worst-ever economic crisis
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW what policy missteps can do to a country, look no further than Sri Lanka. The ongoing deepening economic crisis was …
Himalayan Asia: Where water crisis meets geopolitics
Water, like every religion and ideology, has the power to move millions of people. Since the very birth of human civilization, people have moved to …
