- Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Boosting Export Trade
Amidst the ballooning trade deficit, the first month of the current fiscal year witnessed an encouraging increase in export trade. According to the latest trade statistics released by the Department of Customs, Nepal's export trade nea
Contain Cholera Threat
The outbreak of cholera in the Tarai, particularly Birjung Metropolitan City, has emerged as a serious public health emergency. With the rising confirmed infections and a few reported deaths, locals are now in panic. The spread of cholera
Integrate Informal Economy
Nepal’s economy continues to reel from slow growth, largely due to the weak manufacturing. The productive sector is still underdeveloped. As a result, it cannot engage a large number of workers entering the labour market every year. O
Water Crisis In Madhes
The Tarai in the southern part of the country faced unprecedented drought this monsoon. The prolonged dry spell in July not only affected paddy plantations but also resulted in the acute shortage of drinking water, prompting the Ma
Unstoppable EVs
Technology has revolutionised how people communicate, travel, work, and every other conceivable dimension of life, making the impossible possible and life incredibly easier. And relentless innovation is what characterises technology. Technol
Climate Cooperation
With the ever-rising global warming, the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region is now facing an existential threat. The HKH houses the world’s largest volume of glacier ice and snow. However, the glaciers are melting rapidly, due mainly to a
KMC's Anti-smoking Move
In a welcome move, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has imposed a ban on smoking in public places effective from August 17. The much-sought-after restriction is expected to reduce the health risks of people in the capital city, whic
Pain Of Missing Kins
Several families nationwide are experiencing profound distress following the unexplained missing of their loved ones. The number of missing persons, from young service personnel and students to retired civil servants and elderly ones,
Make Federalism Fruitful
Nepal’s quest for political stability, sustainable democracy and inclusive prosperity has often been arduous. This Himalayan nation underwent multiple political upheavals to institutionalise a democratic polity, promote social inclusion and
Dearth Of Fertiliser
We are in the middle of the monsoon season. Paddy plantations are at the final stage of completion nationwide. To ramp up their agricultural yield, farmers are desperate for fertilisers, which contribute to food production by provid
Heed Monsoon Message
The monsoon comes as a boon for Nepal, bringing much-needed rains to the parched fields, replenishing the depleted aquifers, and boosting the water supply across water bodies. When the rains fail to arrive in sufficient quantity in the
Call For Prison Reform
The term ‘prison’ is not an amusing word, for it evokes a terrible feeling in the minds of people, as confinement is meant for punishing criminals for their crimes. As the prison restricts the freedom of movement in the open, people detest
Cross-border Cooperation
Mountains in Nepal are warming faster than the global average. Glaciers are melting, rivers are swelling, and the risks of sudden floods, avalanches, and landslides are increasing every year. These are no longer isolated events. Disasters in one
