Opinion

EIA: Simply Paper Approval

Over two and half-decades of legal clearance to implement projects, requiring approval of Initial Environment Examination (IEE) or EIA informs complexities created in Nepal from this widely used tool to make the development sustainable and environment-friendly.

By Batu Uprety Apr 13, 2023

India-Nepal Partnership In Hydropower Development

By exporting power to India, Nepal will be greatly benefitted from bridging the huge trade gap between Nepal and India and enhancing the bilateral economic partnership

By Atul K Thakur and Deepak Rauniar Apr 11, 2023

Golden Jubilee Year:Advancing Nepal Eye Hospital

The Nepal Eye Hospital also runs a School Eye Health Program, which aims to detect and treat vision problems in school-aged children. In the last 8 months alone, under this program,

By Suresh Achary Apr 08, 2023

Federation Of Nepalese Industry And Commerce Federation (FNCCI) Electoral Struggle: Impact On Overall Development

New leadership should make the government realize that the heart of any country's economic success is the private sector.

By Shanker Man Singh Apr 04, 2023

Blown Out Of Proportion

Assuming that the Indian side has a valid concern, even as a layman, I feel it is not normally possible to stop such low strength signal crossing over the border. With India being so sensitive about transgression, it must have found a novel way to block such signals at the border.

By Hemant Arjyal Mar 26, 2023

Gender Violence: A Problem In Nepal

Numerous young girls describe hearing similar tales. Both within and outside of the house, strangers might engage in sexual harassment.

By Malena Villa Mar 26, 2023

IPCC: ‘Severe consequences’ of further warming in disaster-hit Himalayas

Exceeding a 1.5C rise in global temperature imperils already vulnerable Hindu Kush Himalayan region, experts say after IPCC synthesis report, as UN chief demands more from G20 countries

By Joydeep Gupta Mar 22, 2023

The World Is In A Water Crisis. Agriculture Can Lead The Way Out Of It

FAO is developing projects on indigenous drought resilient crops. The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture(WASAG) is a platform for countries to share their knowledge, creating solidarity and community of practices and expertise

By Maria Helena Semedo Mar 21, 2023

Money Around

Money sent home by Nepali workers in the Gulf and Malaysia via hundi has been exploited by certain sections of our own society.

By Hemang Dixit Mar 19, 2023

New Finance Minister: Challenges And Prospects

To be finance minister in Nepal, parliamentarians and the party do not need any qualification other than kindness, love and affection. Even skilled politicians can run the economy, but it should be kept in mind that this is a technical ministry.

By Shanker Man Singh Mar 14, 2023

Communicating Actions At Water Conference

Nepal will chair the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Coordination Bureau as agreed at Doha in March 2023. The 5th UN Conference of LDCs at Doha has adopted the Programme of Action (PoA) for LDCS.

By Batu Uprety Mar 09, 2023

European Union Supports Nepal To Close The Digital Gender Divide

. I am so pleased to have our Youth Sounding Board members engage in this project with Helvetas. I am really excited to learn about their experiences as a woman in the Nepal’s digital space.

By Nona Deprez Mar 08, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023: DigitALL

Promoting the positive impact of social media is one way to drive change and empower women and girls to share their stories, amplify their voices, and promote progress toward gender equality and women's empowerment.

By Dr. Prabin Manandhar Mar 06, 2023

Small, Weak, And In Turbulence

RA is seen to be having frequent engine-related issues concerning its A320s. I have noticed at least two occasions in which its A320s were grounded for around 40/45 days.

By Hemant Arjyal Mar 02, 2023

Blind Justice

They say that love is blind and in some societies it is also accepted to go on a ‘Blind Date’ with someone of the opposite sex who one may never met and seen before. Such is an accepted norm too!

By Hemang Dixit Mar 02, 2023

Providing Effective And Efficient Services In Government Offices Of Nepal: No More Red Tape Or Bureaucracy !

The government now has to become a servant that is heard, seen and experienced by the people.'' he said. Referring to the addition of necessary staff in the state and union, Prime Minister Dahal said that the problems seen in the transportation system services, community schools, and government hospitals will be solved immediately, while the Ministry of Finance has reduced the flat by 20 percent.

By Shanker Man Singh Mar 02, 2023

Moves And Counter Moves

Beyond doubt, political situation in the country has continued to remain instable and the trio’s (Deuba,Oli and Prachanda) post-election acts seem to have contributed towards enhancing political fluidity. The major beneficiary of this political chaos has been Deuba who has not only succeeded in quietening his opponents within the party but has made considerable headway in bringing Prachanda back to him. A master manipulator, Deuba, cannot be behind the other two, which is shown by his untiring efforts to push the two adversaries-turned-friends apart.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Feb 27, 2023

Decline And Fall Of The Nepali Maoists

Prachanda’s understanding of Nepal’s political economy was questionable from the very start. In the Onesto interview, he states that Nepal is a “semi-feudal, semi-colonial” country where salvation lay in the overthrow of the regime by a violent “peoples’ war”.

By Dipak Gyawali Feb 23, 2023

New President: National Political Consensus For A Common Senior Person

That person should be fair, neutral and balanced, committed to republican democracy, a national figure who has contributed to Nepal's long struggle for democracy and republic should be selected in the role of reputed presidency.

By Nishesh Dhungana Feb 20, 2023

Going, Going, Gone

There was silence for a couple of seconds and then his voice announced, ‘Going, going, gone, to the gentleman in the duffle coat in the corner there.’ I had been enthused, attracted and finally entrapped to obtain an item which I did not need.

By Hemang Dixit Feb 20, 2023

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