Towering monument to 2015
Ten years later, survivors of the earthquake recall the destruction of Kathmandu’s iconic Dharara
Between the sacred and everyday
A new exhibition on Bhaktapur is a meditation on heritage, belief, and identity
Technology and tectonics
Yes, quakes can be forecast
It is not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’ the next earthquake strikes, and early warning systems have improved
When disaster strikes home
Four Nepali migrant workers share their experiences of the earthquake 10 years ago
A new architecture for Nepal's tourism
Local style and material to build high value sustainable tourism in rural Nepal
Chasing a nomad
Let your life be like a leaf cast upon the ocean. Go with the flow.
“Tell me what the common man is thinking!”
Extract from an addendum to Nepal's Two Wars, Chapter 2 in the updated edition of Essays on Nepal: Past and Present by Sam Cowan, a retired British Army general with a long association with the Gurkhas.
Loss of soul and soil
Lagan Tole escaped relatively unscathed in the earthquake, but 10 years later, it has lost much of its essence
Structural problems
Strict building codes, emergency preparedness and proper land use to make public buildings safer
Climate
Saving what is left of Himalayan rivers
Not all mountain rivers need to be monetised, saving them will save us from climate breakdown
Versatile bamboo reduces climate risk
Nepal’s villages use fast-growing bamboo groves to protect them from more frequent floods
Thinking the thinkable
Two entwined global threats in 2025: climate breakdown and nuclear catastrophe.
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A new architecture for Nepal's tourism
“Tell me what the common man is thinking!”
Loss of soul and soil
BYD warranties
Opinions
Disaster Journalism
Technology and tectonics
Chasing a nomad
The sociology of social unrest
Higher corruption in high places
Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
Transforming transport in Nepal
20YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The past, the present, and the future are really one
Review
Between the sacred and everyday
A new exhibition on Bhaktapur is a meditation on heritage, belief, and identity
Il y a d’autres Annapurnas dans la vie des hommes
France and Nepal mark the 75th anniversary of the first ascent of an 8,000m peak
Kathmandu’s liquid landscape
Research maps network of ancient water canals that still function despite urban pressure
Business
Turkish 3 runways
The iGA Istanbul Airport now has three independent functional runways. Three aircrafts took off simultaneously at the launch event to show off...
397 snow leopards
A Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation report estimates the snow leopard population at 397. The assessment uses data from research...
Aloft Sales Award
Aloft Kathmandu Thamel's Sales Team won the Select Property Sales Team of the Year awards at Marriott's ELITE Awards 2024....