The promise and pitfalls of the nexus approach in Nepal
DEMAND FOR RESOURCES, such as agricultural land and energy, has increased substantially over the last decades. And this has catapulted increasing competition, often leading to …
Telling the stories of climate change with Neelima Vallangi
FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE, Neelima began working as a software engineer but her sense of adventure was left unsatisfied in the corporate world. I got …
City Space and Life then, 150 years ago - A presentation of concept and realities
Introduction DR. H. AMBROSE OLDFIELD VISITED and stayed in Nepalin the first half of nineteenth century. On exhibition is what he saw. These collections of …
Building an airport in Nijgadh forest will wreak havoc on its biodiversity
THE DENSE FOREST OF NIJGADH, the proposed site for a massive international airport which is envisaged as an airline hub, is at the center of …
Himalayan Asia: Where water crisis meets geopolitics
Water, like every religion and ideology, has the power to move millions of people. Since the very birth of human civilization, people have moved to …
Disasters loom large in Nepal as the planet overheats. Yet it cares less?
If the mounting scientific evidence and recent surge in climate events worldwide are harbingers of anything, it is the impending onslaught of more pronounced disasters …
Sustainable businesses in Nepal: In between sustaining and surviving
Small sustainable businesses that sell Nepal-made products are steadily making a mark in themarket. Some are social media hits with their marketing gimmicks, which have …
Dissecting fuel price and why Nepal should disrupt its fuel dependency?
Fuel price is one of the principal drivers of inflation that can ramp up living and business costs. This is because economies run on fuel. …
How Kathmandu’s lethal pollution is its worst economic adversary?
Cities on lockdown due to corona pandemic has provided a momentarily respite with improved air quality to many cities across the world including the ailing …
In 2017, I made a trip with my family to Chitwan to attend a close friends sons paasni, a Nepali ceremony where a six-month child …
Is taxing private electric vehicles really regressive?
In his third annual budget presentation that the Finance Minister (FM) Yubaraj Khatiwada announced a few weeks back, the government raised tax brackets for private …
The history of Kathmandu Valley, as told by its architecture.
The Kathmandu Valley, which was already called Nepal centuries before the emergence of the modern nation-state of that name, is a 220 square mile bowl, …
