The new equaliser

Remittance money sent home by migrant workers annually is at least 30 times the aid Nepal receives

Editorial

The Duke of Edinburgh in Nepal

Presents adventure awards, visits an animation studio and British Gurkha camp

Sudiksha Tuladhar

The truth about migration

Despite anti-immigrant sentiment, rich countries owe much of their success to the contributions of migrant workers

Ian Goldin

Farm subsidies: money down the drain

Despite billions spent in improving productivity, Nepal’s agriculture is still underperforming

Ramesh Kumar

Ban on female migrant workers to be lifted

Nepal must recognise and protect its undocumented female domestics in West Asia while legalising migration

Ayushman Bhagat and Sunita Mainali

29 years since start of Maoist war

New book by a journalist chronicles the fearful times of the 1996-2006 conflict in western Nepal

Bijay Kunwar

Of women, for women, by women

A landmark art exhibition showcasing perspectives on womanhood across Nepal and South Asia

Sudiksha Tuladhar

Small is still possible

From water mills to improved stoves, Nepal’s traditional technology was green long before climate change became the buzzword

Alton C Byers

Versatile bamboo reduces climate risk

Nepal’s villages use fast-growing bamboo groves to protect them from more frequent floods

Pinki Sris Rana in Chitwan