External sector of our economy is on decline, with imports of goods and services totaling Rs.388billion and exports totallingRs.24.58 billion during the four months of this fiscal year. Equally disappointing is the fact that capital expenditure is le
By Dr. Tilak Rawal Jan 07, 2017
The controversy over provincial boundaries of our country might have been easily resolved if the people would have been clearly explained that the detachment from mountain region would be suicidal to Terai. Needless to say that a great majority of
By Dr. A.B. Thapa Jan 07, 2017
I must confess that the cruise didn't match our expectations. We had paid ¥680 (approximately $100) per person for this cruise to the Three Gorges Dam. Breakfast, lunch and dinner served, but after being disappointed by the room, we didn't expect muc
By Abhishekh Adhikari Jan 06, 2017
Nepal is one of the poorest and fastest urbanizing countries in South Asia. The rapidly urbanizing cities of Himalayas are facing acute water scarcity. An urban fresh water crisis is looming in our cities, where large water infrastructures are costly
By Dr. Chandra Lal Pandey Jan 04, 2017
Demonetization of currency in India has already shaken Nepal badly. As a closest neighbor with many business transactions and individual interactions, how Indian economy will turn out to be and how India will maintain the cash flow in the coming days
By Keshab Poudel Dec 17, 2016
This grand ceremony was graced by prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, foreign minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, minister of information and communication Surendra Kumar Karki, and other high ranking Nepalese officials. Minister for Foreign Affairs of
By Masashi Ogawa Dec 16, 2016
Ecosystem-Based-Adaptation-In-NepalAs Nepal has been facing various natural calamities, currently resulting in enormous life and economy loss, EBA can help us deliver improved stewardship of land and water resources, protection of wildlife habitat, c
By Deep Prakash Ayadi Dec 16, 2016
You may be aware about the investment of Korean companies in Nepal. Recently, the PDA signing of Upper Trishuli 1 project has reached its final stage. In this project, with a capacity of 216 MW and cost of 600 million dollars, Korea South East Power
By Choi Yong-Jin Dec 16, 2016
Finally Nepal secured over US$ 80 million for climate resilience programs to implement NAPA prioritized programs. One of the components of the country-specific Strategic Program on Climate Resilience (SPCR) was mainstreaming climate risk management i
By Batu Uprety Dec 16, 2016
The script was not supposed to go awry so disastrously. Removing a supposedly pro-Chinese King Gyanendra (the Republican Mughlanis forgot to ask: how a king can be pro anything outside of his kingdom?) was supposed to usher in a very pro-Mughlani reg
By Dipak Gyawali Dec 16, 2016
The following write up explores and describes the outcomes of an innovative educational service that a local school in Dhading district decided to try out and which contributed to retention in the primary grade in ways that was not anticipated and wh
By Dyuti Baral Dec 13, 2016
The Constitution of Nepal 2015 has incorporated some system features hitherto unthinkable: inclusive, secular, federal democratic republic. It has defined Nepali nation as “entire Nepali people of multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-c
By Dev Raj Dahal Dec 04, 2016
