Published on: Feb 04, 2018
. In two years’ time, total amount disbursed grants for the private housing reconstruction is meagre NPR 40 billion, whereas two of the top four grants receiving districts Dhading, Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok, including capital city, Kathmandu, have not received third tranche till October 2017
By Ashutosh Mani Dixit | Feb 04, 2018
With a complex procedure in place, involving several institutions, securing private housing grant is difficult in the absence of harmony and coordination among the government institutions. Distrust among government institutions is making the process more time consuming. This has affected the life of the earthquake victims. With lack of coordination among the government institutions, frequent political interventions and bureaucratic hassles and the nitty-gritty of procedures and technicalities, the private housing grant has turned into a painful experience for many
By Keshab Poudel | Feb 04, 2018
Deuba must have thought that these kind of populist measures would make some political capital for NC and that UMl,which has historically remained at the forefront of making populist announcements, would not be in a position to oppose the decisions publicly, fearingpublic backlash.
By Dr. Tilak Rawal | Feb 04, 2018
With the release of PPEO 2017, Practical Action has shown the overall state of energy supply in the world. As PPEO 2017 highlighted even Nepal’s state of energy, Paul Smith Lomas, CEO, Practical Action, who chaired the report release ceremony, spoke to New Spotlight on various issues. Excerpts:
By A Correspondent | Feb 04, 2018
Access to clean, affordable and reliable energy is key to the transformation of life of poor people. With innovation in renewable energy and new financing scheme, access to energy has radically increased in the year 2017. Practical Action's 2017 edition of the Poor People's Energy Outlook (PPEO) finds that the livelihood of poor people has improved drastically throughout the world and Nepal is no exception
By Keshab Poudel | Feb 04, 2018
In later eras, when it was difficult to travel the roamers of the world did so on land and even perhaps crossed the Seven Seas or oceans to return and tell tales of what they had seen. These Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, all Saath Samudra Paar, were first described by the Greet writer Antipater in the 2nd Century.
By Hemang Dixit | Feb 04, 2018