Keshab Poudel
NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS: Breaking Barriers
As the two nations have broken down numerous barriers in their power trade, Nepal and India have signaled that their relations are entering a new chapter as close economic partners in the energy sector. The recently concluded secretary-level meeting in Kathmandu, led by the foreign secretaries of Nepal and India, Bharat Raj Paudyal and Vinay Mohan Kwatra, appears to be a turning point. Both nations, which have been embroiled in geopolitics for years and are connected by geography, culture, religion, and civilization, appear to have grasped the need to pursue their shared interests in dealing with the relations
By Keshab Poudel Feb 26, 2023
NEPAL ARMY’S CHIEF’S CONCLAVE: In Recognition Of Contributions
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Prabhu Ram Sharma initiated a program to recognize and appreciate previous chiefs of both armies, who served as honorary generals of each nation and allow them to share and exchange their personal and professional experiences by hosting the first Chief's Conclave of retired chiefs of the Nepalese and Indian Army.
By Keshab Poudel Feb 23, 2023
CHILIME-TRISHULI TRANSMISSION LINE: Correct Course
The 220 kV Chilime-Trishuli Transmission Line Project, a strategically important undertaking to evacuate clean energy from the region, is now on track and aims to be completed by March. It is funded by the European Union and Germany's KFW.
By Keshab Poudel Feb 08, 2023
NEPAL COUNTRY ACTION PLAN: CCA's Road Map To Clean Cooking
The Nepal Country Action Plan (CAP) Report 2022 has signaled the beginning of a new age of clean cooking in Nepal. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the worldwide fossil fuel crisis led Nepal to speed up the campaign for electric cooking, even though the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has been supporting it for the past few years. In order to reach a large population, the Nepali government has already made a number of announcements through its budget, reducing the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and conserving foreign exchange resources. A crucial milestone in advancing Nepal's clean cooking campaign is the current version of CAP, which has a clear strategy and timeline. It was made possible by CCA and The National Planning Commission works closely with the Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC). The report's release coincides with an important official visit to Nepal by top representatives from USAID and the EU, Nepal's two main development partners.
By Keshab Poudel Feb 06, 2023
Nepal Has Already Had Great Success Protecting Its Wildlife: MAHESHWAR DHAKAL, Ph.D.
MAHESHWAR DHAKAL, Ph.D., the Director General Of The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DoNPWC), has held a number of posts within the organization and previously oversaw the Climate Change Division. Recent advancements in wildlife conservation, particularly the expansion of tiger and rhino populations, are in part thanks to him. At the COP conferences, he oversaw the Nepalese delegation as well. During Dhakal's tenure as DG, Nepal gained a significant victory with the doubling of the tiger population. Despite its successes in protecting wildlife, Nepal faces a tremendous challenge in managing the growing human-wildlife conflicts. Dhakal and KESHAB POUDEL discussed a number of topics. Excerpts
By Keshab Poudel Feb 01, 2023
NEPAL WOOL HOUSE: Three Generations In Business
The oldest ready-made clothing store in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Wool House, is surviving even though many traditional company houses are dying from the competitive market as new business groups with new brands and technology are emerging. Nepal Wool House is retaining its long-time customers and attracting the next generation in a fiercely competitive environment. With the support of young sons Dipesh Ratna Tuladhar, and Gyanendra Ratna Tuladhar, sons of the founder late Dibya Ratna Tuladhar, is modernizing its business procedures and infrastructure
By Keshab Poudel Jan 29, 2023
EU’S BEEN PROJECT Promoting Hollow Brick
Attending the Hollow Brick Promotion Campaign alongside the mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) Chiri Babu Maharjan and senior government officials from the federal, provincial, and local levels, European Union Ambassador to Nepal Nona Deprez demonstrated the EU's strong commitment to Nepal to promote energy-efficient new hollow brick. BUILDING Energy Efficiency in Nepal (BEEN), a four-year project funded by the European Union under the SWITCH-Asia Program and led by the University of Innsbruck, Austria in collaboration with MinErgy Pvt Ltd, Nepal, Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd, India, and Asociación Espaola de Normalización (UNE), Spain, aims to transform the use of brick in Nepal from traditional brick to modern energy efficient hollow brick. At a time when urbanization is speeding up, the BEEN project, which will cover 60 municipalities all over four bio-climatic zones throughout Bagmati, Lumbini, and Gandaki provinces, will be watershed moment in promoting energy-efficient buildings.
By Keshab Poudel Jan 27, 2023
POLITICS: Left, Right…Right Left…..No Right, No Left
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, commonly known as Prachanda, has secured the support of a diverse group of political parties, including a liberal democrat party, a communist party, and a right-wing party. However, this is not unusual in Nepali politics and that "rainbow alliances" have been a characteristic of the political process in Nepal for the past 70 years. In the last seventy years of modernization of the political process, such surprising rainbow alliances remain the main character of Nepali politics. PM Prachanda secures vote of confidence with a historic majority
By Keshab Poudel Jan 13, 2023
PRITHVI BAHADUR PANDE : Unifying The Bank
With his broad vision, depth perspective and clear mission, Prithvi Bahadur Pande launched a joint operation of Nepal Investment Mega Bank Ltd (NIMBL), a bank named after the merger of Nepal Investment Bank Ltd and Mega Bank Ltd. Led by Pande, an experienced, reputed and highly respected banker, the newly merged NIMBL aims to expand banking services throughout Nepal to reach all populations, both urban and rural.
By Keshab Poudel Jan 12, 2023
CHANDRA PRASAD DHAKAL Leading Banker
Starting from a small financial institution limiting its activities in the remittance, chairman of Global IME Bank Chandra Prasad Dhakal, a former employee of a public sector commercial bank, establish himself as the number 1 banker in Nepal in a matter of just three decades. In his long journey, senior vice president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Dhakal, a humble and soft-spoken person from Baglung district, has diversified his investment focusing on banking, the recreation industry with cable cars. Dhakal will assume the post of president in the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the oldest and largest business body following its general assembly slated for April reaching the top of Nepal's overall business sector. Despite all these achievements, nothing has changed in his humility, reconciliatory and humble behavior
By Keshab Poudel Jan 11, 2023
Nepal Has Made Significant Progress In Increasing Its Clean energy Generation Capacity: Dinesh Kumar Ghimire
DINESH KUMAR GHIMIRE is an electrical engineer who has spent his entire career in the civil service working for various agencies under the Ministry of Energy, Irrigation and Water Resources in Nepal. Ghimire has held various policy-level positions and has participated in bilateral meetings to formulate energy policy. Recently, Nepal has been transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy sources as part of its commitment to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and Nationally Determined Contributions. To aid in this transition, Ghimire is currently serving as the head of the energy ministry. At the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) COP 27) in Cairo, Ghimire presented Nepal's energy transition policy and future strategy. Nepal is also exporting surplus hydroelectricity worth over Rs. 11 billion to India and promoting the use of electric cooking and electric vehicles to minimize the use of LPG and petroleum products, respectively. As Nepal is in a crucial phase of its energy transition, Ghimire is well-suited to lead the ministry. In a recent interview, Ghimire discussed various issues related to the energy transition, including the export of energy, expansion of transmission lines, and upgrading of distribution systems to increase domestic consumption. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Jan 09, 2023
YOUTH AND WOMEN IN POLTICS : A Long Way To Go
Supported by the European Union, Helvetas Nepal, Oxfam and Yuwalaya, and conducted in collaboration with the Youth Sounding Board (YSB) and Youth Panel, the consortium of Ujyalo Foundation, Accountability Lab, and Antenna Foundation Nepal, the study was concise and brief.
By Keshab Poudel Dec 06, 2022
KALI GANDAKI TOURISM: Mukti Chhetra to Harihar Chhetra
Floated five years ago the idea to connect Hindus from all over the world between Mukti Chhetra (Nepal) to Harihar Chhetra ( Bihar, India) through Kali Gandaki River, the only sacred river to have Saligram, senior advocate and environmental lawyer Prakash Mani Sharma has the finally got this opportunity to raise the issue and discuss among different stakeholders. Following an interim order issued by the Supreme Court on a petition filed by Sharma and others on behalf of Pro-Public, the proposed construction of the Kali Gandaki-Tinau river diversion scheme, which is environmentally, religiously and culturally devastating, come to halt. With this order, advocate Sharma find time to materialize the idea of how to promote religious tourists for the economic prosperity of people living in the region and protect the river’s ecology, environment and religious sanctity
By Keshab Poudel Nov 24, 2022
GENERAL ELECTIONS: Crisis Of Credibility
Although Nepal has been holding elections since 1947 in different political systems and regimes at local and parliamentary levels, Nepal is yet to build an election management body with a credible image. As Nepal is heading for the next general elections on November 20, the parties in the opposition have already started questioning whether Election Commission can hold the election free and fair.
By Keshab Poudel Nov 15, 2022
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