Opinion
Environmental Assessment: Untold Realities
Enforcement of the Environment Protection Act (EPA) and Environment Protection Rules (EPR) in June 1997 obliged the proponents to prepare and get approval of IEE or EIA reports before project implementation ofall prescribed projects.
By Batu Uprety Sep 21, 2021
Booker Talliaferro Washington (Born: April 5, 1856, Died: November 14, 1915)
Writer’s Note: This is a follow-up to a good article by Dr. PB Nepali of Kathmandu University on Booker T Washington that was published by Spotlight on August 6, 2021. In an age raging with George Floyd, Black Lives Matter and in our own Nepal despite the abolishment of Kamalaris/Kamaiyas system the recent sad inter-caste clashes in the districts, the writer felt a short summary of Booker Washington’s remarkable life will be of interest to Spotlight readers. The following is a summary of Booker’s life from an excellent book George Washington Carver – The Man Who Overcame by Lawrence Elliott about Carver, another great Black American of that period.
By Santa Bahadur Pun Sep 16, 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic And Nepal: WHO Guidelines
Some countries have already started to vaccinate booster doses to elders, who are at great risk of getting seriously ill and dying. Unfortunately, our country is ignoring the WHO guidelines, which lay specially great emphasis on the prioritization of vaccination of elders. Perhaps many lives could have been saved if we had followed the WHO guidelines.
By Laxmi Thapa Sep 07, 2021
Could Nepal Be The Next Technology Destination? A Conversation With Karvika Thapa, CEO Kimbu Tech
My recent conversation with Karvika Thapa, CEO of Kimbu Tech; highlightedthat Nepal’s Information Technology (IT)sector presents ample prospects of growth in terms ofdriving the economy, creating jobs and possibly reversing the current state of large scale out- migration.
By Shreya Gyawali Sep 02, 2021
AFGHAN CRISIS Implications To Nepal
The evacuation of over 1000 Nepalis from Afghanistan indicates that the Afghan crisis has some immediate economic implications for Nepal. However, how long term security implications of the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban are yet to be seen
By Keshab Poudel Aug 29, 2021
Turning The Tide: Addressing Gender Biases In Media
Looking into the current scenario especially for a country like Nepal, women’s attraction in mass media is solely driven by the intuition of becoming a celebrity quickly rather than a sustained objective of changing one's life or societal causes through the platform.
By Novela Acharya Aug 25, 2021
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