Green startups are struggling to scale up

Kathmandu, March 9 -- Himalayan Life Plastic, Nepal's pioneering plastic recycling company, has been facing several hardships-the latest one being taxes-since it started operation a decade ago. The c... Read More

Cheap imports and smuggled products pinch Nepali footwear industry

Kathmandu, Feb. 29 -- Before the Covid pandemic, the average Nepali purchased 2.7 pairs of shoes a year, according to market research by the Footwear Manufacturers Association of Nepal. Industry asso... Read More

Traditional metalcraft fading in the face of modernity

Kathmandu, Feb. 22 -- Laxman Dahal, a metal artisan, is much worried about the future of centuries-old traditional handmade crafts. Dahal, who has been running Agni Hastakala Udyog, a prominent name ... Read More

As shopping takes off, cases of fraud tick up

Kathmandu, Feb. 11 -- When Sujata Sharma stumbled on the profile of an store on Instagram a month ago, she was delighted. The store, called Nancy Fashion operating out of Shivalaya Chowk in Pokhara, w... Read More