Opinion

Missing in Nepal's Infrastructure Debate: purbadhar lacking purba sahamati

This equating of infrastructure development with roads, to the exclusion of better alternative technologies, continues unabated today: indeed, the UML's 2017 local election manifestos promised rural voters "roads within three minutes walking distance from every home!"

By Dipak Gyawali Apr 14, 2021

Roads & Bridges

Another national problem for Nepal is the widespread one time use of plastic bottles. Many countries provide facilities for refilling at many sites in a community

By Hemang Dixit Apr 13, 2021

Improving Trade Logistics: Need Of The Hour

Improving Trade Logistics: Need of the Hour

By Shanker Man Singh Apr 13, 2021

Nepalis Are Optimistic:Findings Of SNP 2020

The results of the survey show that the majority of Nepali (65.6%) believe that the country was moving in the right direction by the February-March period of 2020 and they were more optimistic about the country’s direction than they had been in 2017 and 2018.

By Dr. Chandra Lal Pandey Apr 12, 2021

Can Nepalese Foresters Revive Their Lost Agenda?

By Bijaya Raj Paudyal Apr 12, 2021

Environmental Assessment: Prosperity Through Complex Regulatory Efforts

The Government through its Environmental Impact Study Project (EISP), established in 1981, conducted EIA of projects namely resettlement, Bhrikuti paper mill, Sagarnath forest development, Chandra canal irrigation, Jomsom small hydel, minor irrigation (Labdhu-Sera, Nuwakot), magnesite industry and leather factories during 1984 and 1987, and drafted preliminary guideline on EIA

By Batu Uprety Apr 10, 2021

Great Britain Has Always Been Our Great Friend And Ally

H.E. Nicola is the first lady British Ambassador in over two hundred years and is the 40th British Ambassador to Nepal which is making history for both Britain and Nepal.

By Pratima Pande Apr 07, 2021

Water, Water Everywhere

We the citizens of Kathmandu have had a long wait for adequate water. Initial thought was during King Mahindra’s reign and later King Birendra’s, to supply with the waters of the Melamchi.

By Hemang Dixit Apr 06, 2021

Global Order: Change Is Coming!

Kishore Mahbubani, author of Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy aptly puts it in one of his recent interviews.

By Abijit Sharma Apr 03, 2021

Isn’t This The Time, Honorable Minister, That Nepal Will Make The Change In Your Voting Pattern?

With your permission, the honorable Minister, I would like to try to explain this close friendship. What are the reasons for such a level of trust?

By Hanan Goder-Goldberg Apr 03, 2021

Fire The Uncontrolled Forest Fire

No matter whether a country is rich or poor in economic status, uncontrolled forest fire has damaged a lot. One of the examples is Australia’s unprecedented wildfire that has caught global attention during 2019-2020, also called Black summer.

By Bijaya Raj Paudyal Mar 29, 2021

All Roads Lead North Are Less Travelled

With 66-pages in notes and purposefully featured details without connecting the dots, the book puzzles even a keen watcher of Nepal

By Atul K. Thakur Mar 28, 2021

The Idea Of Elections

The years that followed were successful in developing a system whereas Rousseau said “the general will is always right and tends to the public advantage

By Sambridh Ghimire Mar 26, 2021

Clicktivism Slacktivism

Slacktivism this new term vividly summarizes the era of social networking, people are keen to follow forward and share hot topics online. Initiatives on the Internet make people feel good.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Mar 24, 2021

Balan And Dheera: A Tale Of The Kaliyuga And Indian Mythology

By Sumit Kumar Mar 23, 2021

Alarming Necessity Of Fire Safety Planning

In Nepal, urbanization is increasing at an alarming rate and urban centers were declared without proper planning and availability of basic essential infrastructure facilities.

By Rajib Dhakal And Dr. Keshab Sharma Mar 22, 2021

Private Sector Entering National Politics: Some Reflections

By Shanker Man Singh Mar 21, 2021

Why On The Thirteenth Day?

As birds of the same feather flock together, and as there are neither permanent friends nor foes in politics, it is likely that the politicians will come to a political deal that suits them rather than what is best for the country.

By Hemang Dixit Mar 21, 2021

Getting Higher Education Governance Right In South Asia

Transforming higher education systems, however, requires getting governance right.

By Sungsup Ra, Jung Cheol Shin and Unika Shrestha Mar 16, 2021

Scenario Post Two Verdicts

This verdict has also pushed into oblivion the much-praised earlier verdict and hascreated lots of confusion, which is bound to inflict more injuries on the ailing economy of this country.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Mar 14, 2021

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