Nepal’s China-India love-triangle impacts investment
Geopolitical sensitivities of its giant neighbours block much-needed energy projects
What sustainable tourism means in practice
An Annapurna trek is a vivid illustration of how tourism, if done well, transforms livelihoods
Either too little, or too much water
Painting a painter
Artwork by a pioneer of contemporary Nepali art that was sold to a Danish diplomat in the 1980s is bought back
Why invest in Nepal?
Nepal's investment climate is worsened by political instability, too few laws, and too much red tape
Putting Dalits back in business
The Nepal Investment Summit 2024 should probe the economic impact of caste discrimination
Qatari leader in Nepal reminded of workers’ rights
Rights group urges Qatari emir to go beyond pleasantries and guarantee migrant worker rights
Nepal looks at alternative investments
Ahead of the Nepal Investment Summit, some new ideas to attract FDI
War and warming
It is a macabre choice about which is a bigger threat to the planet: nuclear winter or climate heating.
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
A small bike repair shop in Hetauda with great philosophical wisdom on work and life itself
Climate
People and mountains are thirsty in eastern Nepal
Governments invest in pumping water up from rivers to convince farmers not to migrate out
Climate crisis → drought → food deficit → migration
Half-century of eastern Nepal’s rainfall data points to a link between chronic drought and depopulation
Climber-activist David Breashears, 68
He used repeat photography to document the impact of climate change on the Himalaya
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The return of the natives
The rise of high-rises
Kathmandu’s gravity-defying chariot festival
Putting Dalits back in business
Opinions
War and warming
Changing climate for investment in Nepal
You can steer yourself any direction
Putting Dalits back in business
Nepal looks at alternative investments
Dropping water wears away the stone
Going up in smoke
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You can steer yourself any direction
Review
Kerala to Kathmandu
Flavours of Malabar at the Chhaya Centre in Thamel
The Tharu story by the Tharu
Multimedia exhibition of Nepal's indigenous people told through their own voice
Alternative lifestyle, alternative art
The Kala Salon is the newest haven for art lovers with green hearts in Kathmandu
Business
Fetisov Awards
A reportage by two Nepali journalists about widows of Nepali workers who died during the construction of facilities for the 2022 World...
FinMin-IFC
Finance Minister Barsaman Pun met International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President Riccardo Puliti to discuss Nepal’s graduation from the Least Developed Country...
Lakme campaign
The enigmatic #MeintheSun campaign in which models in yellow dresses and sunglasses paraded through Kathmandu carrying yellow umbrellas, has been revealed to...