Opinion

Towards 'Carbon Neutrality'!

On 20 February 2020, Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI) with Institute for Global Environmental Studies (IGES) organised a mini-workshop to discuss on carbon neutral and climate resilient development in Kathmandu.

By Batu Uprety May 23, 2020

The Luxury Lockdown: Tackle To Covid-19, Fatal To Hunger

People are dying of hunger three times a day more than Covid-19. This number is estimated to have increased further in the current lockdown. So, journalist Paula Froelich used ‘luxury’ to the later part of the lockdown in an article of New York Post

By Dr. Man Bahadur Bk May 21, 2020

Post-Corona World: What Next for Nepal?

The federal aspect of our system has completely failed to meet the crisis, especially the provinces which are seen as parasitic, good-for-nothing bodies merely sucking up resources and pampering the egos of political cadres.

By Dipak Gyawali May 20, 2020

Covid-19 In Nepal: Where Are We After 9 Weeks Of Lockdown?

Separate estimates point to 95 percent job losses in the informal daily-wage job markets in the tourism, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and wholesale and retail sectors where 4.4 million Nepalis find work.

By Sagar Prasai May 19, 2020

Lockdown To Locked In

Of course, there is no copyright in names and I remember reading many years ago that there were seventeen Berlins in the US. In fact, there is Kathmandu in Maine too! It seems that people arriving in new lands hanker or long for their previous habitats. Some referred to these new places with the prefix of new.

By Hemang Dixit May 19, 2020

Learn To Live With Corona

Resource-poor countries in the world have to act smart in accessing bilateral and multilateral sources of help and assistance so that their economies do not take a plunge into an unfathomable mess of misery\poverty recovery from which could take years of hard work and sacrifice.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal May 18, 2020

Importance Of Wildlife

Wildlife preserves gene bank. The direct relationship of preservation of wildlife to human progress is its significance as gene banks for breeding programs

By Bijaya Raj Paudyal May 14, 2020

Growing Fire Incidents Wreaking Heavy Losses in Nepal

To reduce the impacts of fire in Nepal, Nepal needs to build the capacity of fire stations and fire fighters in fire preparedness and response mechanisms, establish operation and maintenance fund, enforce policy provisions, and mainstream good practices and learning in local government acts, regulations and strategies.

By Dr. Dhruba Gautam May 14, 2020

Tit For Tat

Much discussion has taken place on the map of Greater Nepal which showed its existence from Teesta to the Kangra, prior to the Treaty of Sugauli of 1816 CE.

By Hemang Dixit May 12, 2020

Rise Of Liberal Socialism To Reshape The Coronomics

Lockdowns and economic recession are expected to lead to a major loss of income among the working poor. It will have hard-hit even harder to the hardcore poor like daily wage-earner, slum-dwellers, disables, elders, refugees and migrant workers.

By Dr. Man Bahadur Bk May 07, 2020

Nepal’s Political Discourse

The debate of accepting and endorsing the Millennium Challenge Cooperation project from the parliament has resulted in the US conspiracy. India is more often held responsible for any political transformation or behavior.

By Binoj Basnyat May 05, 2020

COVID-19 and Frontline Workers

Humanitarian staff and incentive workers have minimal protection and exposed to personal danger in any disaster response including the COVID-19

By Dr. Prabin Manandhar May 04, 2020

Preliminary Part Of Padma Shamsher's Government Of Nepal Act, 1948

Article 3 of the Act gave validity, and therefore continuity, to the rule of succession not only to the throne of His Majesty the King of Nepal addressed as Shree 5, but also to His Highness the Rana Maharaja addressed as Shree 3. The Act did not reproduce the relevant rules in the Act, but only referred to them clearly.

By Dr. Bipin Adhikari May 04, 2020

As Loktantra Sizzles and Fizzles

What will happen next? Will Oli and Bidya Bhandari resign? Will Oli fight on even to the extent of splitting off his faction of the never united party? Or will he dissolve the parliament, call for fresh elections that cannot be held anytime soon and impose president's rule in the meanwhile?

By Dipak Gyawali Apr 29, 2020

COVID- 19 Crisis And Impacts On Nepal

Our economy now is highly dependent on remittance sent by large population who are employed mostly in Gulf countries in labor works also from other countries in Asia, Europe and America.

By Nishesh Dhungana Apr 29, 2020

Missing The Menstruation Amidst COVID-19, Pandemic

In order to count the menstruation, eliminate the gender-based violence, promotion of human rights, the disaggregated data has to indicate the menstruation at least

By Radha Paudel Apr 27, 2020

Strengthening Community-based Disaster Management Institution To Tackle COVID – 19 And Local Disasters

The increase in occurrence and frequency of both natural and non-natural disasters has become an everyday reality to the majority of Nepalese, ever so much for the people at the low economic means.

By Dr. Dilli Prasad Poudel Rachana Upadhyaya Dr. Netra Prasad Timsina Apr 26, 2020

The Coronavirus Or The Virus Of Corruption

Coronavirus is really a serious thing, and its threat should not be minimized. But it seems to me that the level of panic in the world does not correspond to the real threat.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Apr 25, 2020

COVID-19 Costs And Strategies

It is evident that the pandemic the world is struggling with originated in Wuhan, China and is an unprecedented health crisis and a humanitarian disaster

By Binoj Basnyat Apr 23, 2020

Possibilities Of Economic Growth In Nepal After COVID 19

At present fighting with the COVID virus is the main concern but once it is over, engaging the youths including returnees should be the main concern of the government.

By Bindu Sharma and Nirmala Maharjan Apr 23, 2020

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