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Budget 2026/27

What is budget, and how is it formed?

Every mid-Ashar, Nepal's fiscal year ends and a new fiscal year begins. Before the start of the new year, the government announces the budget for the coming year. For everyone from the private sector to the general public, the budget is the most important basis for planning for the future.

Economy

Let there be more international students in Nepal

In this second episode, we talk with Prof. Uddhab Pyakurel, Kathmandu University School of Arts, who emphasises that Nepal’s government must prioritise international students — for instance — simplify the visa process and fees for them and extend adequate support to universities, and budgetary support to extend scholarship opportunities to international students.

Society

For balanced international relations, the house has to be in order first

This episode with Gaurab Shumsher Thapa touched upon the foundational understanding of the broader themes of international relations, the history of Nepal's IR, the essence of soft power, national interest, and the principle of Panchsheel.

Nepal offers $46 billion climate investment opportunities

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News Rima Sah

Has the Supreme Court finally put an end to the three-decade long Nijgadh saga?

There is speculation that the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on Nijgadh International Airport still leaves Nijgadh open for building the airport. A legal analyst clears …

Environment Roshani Giri

Nepal’s economy post-pandemic-2022: A World Bank's assessment

Strong recovery in domestic demand meant the growth picked up quickly as the pandemic faded but it also fuelled imports, reports the World Bank

Economy Pallavi Maheshwari

The downsides of electric vehicles

How green are electric vehicles?

Environment Roshani Giri

Our waste management problem is exactly what we think it is

Forgetting and striving to stay blameless is our characteristic disposition

Environment Anurag Upadhyaya

Nepal’s chronic fertiliser crisis: Can organic be the solution?

As the season for paddy plantation approaches, Nepal's fertiliser stock is empty yet again. Without a fertiliser plant of its own, and dependency on volatile …

Economy Sushmita Sharma

“We see cities as the arena to build the next era of civilization”

In conversation with Dori Nguyen, Managing Partner of Utopia Kathmandu, on urban tech, startups, and building future-facing cities

Interview Aakriti Maya Aryal

Exploring the water, energy, food, and ecosystems nexus in the Ganges Basin

Six interesting takeaways from the NEXUS Gains Ganges Basin Inception Workshop in Kathmandu

Environment Aakriti Maya Aryal

The promise and pitfalls of the nexus approach in Nepal

Understanding the interdependent (nexus) nature of Water, Energy, Food, and Environment (WEFE) for development planning and future sustainability

Environment Aakriti Maya Aryal

Telling the stories of climate change with Neelima Vallangi

Neelima Vallangi, co-director/producer of 'The Weight of Water', shares her experience as a storyteller with a mission

Environment Aakriti Maya Aryal

City Space and Life then, 150 years ago - A presentation of concept and realities

Facets of our town that is difficult to imagine these days

Environment Sudarshan Raj Tiwari

Building an airport in Nijgadh forest will wreak havoc on its biodiversity

Nijgadh forest is a protected biodiversity hub but planners are adamant on building an airport instead, even if it takes a politically biased process and …

Environment Roshani Giri