VOL. 14 No. 03, August 21, 2020 ( Bhadra 05, 2077) Publisher: Keshab Prasad Poudel Online Register Number: DOI 584/074-75
Published on: Aug 21, 2020
The Arun-3 campaign was a milestone in professional activism because it was engineers themselves who went public with what was wrong with the project. In India's Ganga plains, it is engineers like DK Mishra who chose activism against bad flood control projects which have exposed the true cost of bad engineering that has mired Bihar in rural poverty.
By Dipak Gyawali | Aug 04, 2020
“There is no denying the fact that I have created a rumpus all over the world. Some of the countries of East Asia did not suffer too much initially because of wearing masks, washing hands frequently and greeting each other by bowing or doing Namaste rather than shaking hands.
By Hemang Dixit | Aug 11, 2020
Chilled by the proclamation of new map by Nepal, Nepal-India relations seem to be moving for restoration. The telephone conversations between the two prime ministers and the proposed first formal meeting between the two countries is likely to thaw the ice
By Keshab Poudel | Aug 15, 2020
In the history of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the last four years have been a period of progress and achievement. The utility took the country from a state of darkness to light. From being virtually bankrupt, NEA rose to become the highest profit-making public utility. Although support and backing from all concerned were necessary for the progress, Managing Director Kul Man Ghising showed his individual capacity, commitment, dedication and collaborative approach to work in a team and made this virtually impossible transformation possible. With constant support and backing from his colleagues, MD Ghising, a man from a remote Tamang village of Ramechhap district, showed hope taking root for a transformation that did not seem possible earlier
By Keshab Poudel | Aug 18, 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group, has released a report on 'Cumulative Impact Assessment and Management: Hydropower Development in the Trishuli River Basin (TRB), Nepal' in July 2020. It may be the first CIA study report in Nepal.
By Batu Uprety | Aug 21, 2020