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Looking beyond two boulders

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Described by its founding king 260 years ago as a "yam between two boulders" pressed on both sides by the Chinese Empire and British India, the metaphor has metamorphosed in the ... Read More


The unseen wounds of climate disasters

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Phewa Lake in Pokhara used to be much bigger, but it has been shrinking because of the sediment brought down from the surrounding mountains as well as human encroachment. The sl... Read More


Swimming with Sharks

Kathmandu, July 24 -- Cabinet Shrestha of Agni Group and investor-slash-mentor was listening to a pitch recently from a bead shop owner from Chitwan on Himalaya TV's new hit reality show Shark Tank Ne... Read More


The fabric of society

Kathmandu, July 23 -- Duthik: Stories from Dolpo at The Kala Salon is Chering Gyaoo Gurung's ode to his homeland of Dolpo using its native textiles and jewelry. It is also an urgent call to preserve t... Read More


No copout at Belem

Kathmandu, July 23 -- In 2015, the landmark Paris climate agreement set the ambitious but necessary goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and ensuring increase st... Read More


Solar energy is suddenly looking much more attractive after recent floods destroyed hydropower plants

kathmandu, July 21 -- The Bhote Kosi flood this month was a stark warning of the increased risk to Nepal's hydropower plants due to climate breakdown, and the disaster has prompted a rethinking into s... Read More


Lift restrictions on Upper Mustang

Kathmandu, July 16 -- Local residents of Mustang, including a sitting MP and several politicians, submitted a petition to Prime Minister KP Oli in Kathmandu this week urging the government to lift the... Read More


Nepalis having fewer babies. Why?

Kathmandu, July 14 -- This week at the launch of the National Population Policy launch Prime Minister K P Oli exhorted Nepalis to get married by age 20 and have three babies by the time they are 30. ... Read More


Uncontrolled instability in Nepal

Kathmandu, July 11 -- Former president Bidhya Devi Bhandari last week officially made her comeback to national politics at an event commemorating her late husband UML leader Madan Bhandari's 70th birt... Read More


Rethinking Digital Platform Design

Kathmandu, July 10 -- In 2025, we stand at a crossroads in the digital era. Our platforms have become the new public squares, but rather than fostering democracy and dignity, many are optimised for ma... Read More