Toxic Tihar
Risks this festival season: lead in spices, dyes in tika, poor air quality
Sonia Awale
Fossil Fools
Nepali migrants are working in regions where it is going to be too hot to work
Life cycle
Women gain mobility, freedom, economic opportunity and a sense of benign belonging on a bicycle
Epicentre of pollution
Shocking fact: Polluted air reduces life expectancy by up to 4 years in Kathmandu and 6.5 years in the Tarai
Balance of Power
The 'hydro' in hydropower is strategically more important than electricity for Nepal
Kathmandu’s Polycrisis
Kathmandu Valley’s rivers have always been in full spate during the monsoon, but their wide floodplains allowed the water to spread while...
Architecture for mountains
A solution for sustainable and earthquake-resistant buildings in the Himalaya
Down in Sherpa’s farm
Israel-returnee runs a profitable agro-business while also helping other Nepali farmers thrive
Kingdom lost, republic gained
Sagar SJB Rana’s sequel to Singha Durbar is an insider look at post Rana-era Nepal
Crime and/or Punishment in Nepal
Big heads roll for the first time in corruption crackdown, but bigger heads are being deliberately spared
