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Suburban Tales

What ‘Jojolappa’ really means

Adopted as a Newa greeting to replace ‘Namaste’ on radio 30 years ago, the word is now mainstream

Pratibha Tuladhar

Opinion

Devendra Raj Panday’s ‘idea of integrity’

Administrator, economist, civil society activist and author of a new pathway against corruption

Prem Jung Thapa

Opinion

The geography of ambition on Mt Everest

A western adventurer, sacred mountains and corporate sponsorship

Zakir Kibria

Opinion

How to cool down Kathmandu’s heat bubble

We know the problem of the urban heat island effect, we know how to solve it, we just need decisive action

Prasesh Pote Shrestha

Opinion

Social media age bans won’t make children safer

A more effective strategy would to force tech companies to remove addictive features by holding them to product-liability standards

Kelly Stonelake

Opinion

Innovation does not just happen

It needs backup from education, institutions and policies to keep pace with talent and technology

Yugottam Koirala and Yugeshwor Koirala

Opinion

Why one house one tap is not enough to guarantee water security

Equal distribution of infrastructure does not produce equal access to water

Ngamindra Dahal

Opinion

Nepal has to plan beyond megawatts

As a net power exporter, the country now needs to ask whether we are building hydropower right

Minakshi Rokka Chhetri

Cyberia

The Himalaya as the next data centre arena

Before Nepal becomes a hub in someone else’s cloud, it is worth asking how much energy and water will that need

Ayusha Chalise

Opinion

Path to knowledge philanthropy in Nepal's medicine

A culture of lifelong learning in healthcare begins with continued professional development

Sushil Koirala

Opinion

Nurturing Nepal's care economy

Monetary value of unpaid care work must factor in female contribution to the economy

Bina Pradhan

Guest Editorial

What hunger does before a child can even speak

After decades of ‘development’ one in three children in the Karnali is still underweight

Shalav Rana

Drive Line

Kathmandu is becoming a ‘fine’ city

Road safety cannot be legislated with penalties, driver education and better roads come first

Arnav Upadhyay

Opinion

First public transport, then only mass transit

Rather than grand departures, the Valley urgently needs modest but high-impact transportation solutions

Bhushan Tuladhar and Kanak Mani Dixit

Opinion

When the monsoon cannot be trusted

Nepal prepares to mark National Paddy Day on 29 June as faltering efforts fail to keep pace with climate change

Anju Pandit

Comment

Nepal’s emerging silver economy

Ageing which was once framed almost entirely as a fiscal burden is increasingly being recognised as an economic frontier

Yanki Ukyab

Guest Editorial

Indian off-season tourism boom in Nepal

The surge in tourists and pilgrims this summer have raised questions of equity and preparedness

Shailendra Thakali

Opinion

Securing Nepal’s fertiliser future

The case for ‘green fertiliser’ production using country’s hydropower to reduce imports and boost food production

Chandra Bahadur K C and Sudhindra Sharma

Opinion

Nepali and Philippine economic models

Income inequality in the Philippines presents a case study for what Nepali planners should avoid

Suugam Nanda Bajracharya in Manila

Comment

The US and India have become regional rivals

Ahead of the G7 in Paris, a look at how Washington may be viewing India more as a regional rival , not strategic partner

Brahma Chellaney

Drive Line

China floors accelerator, Nepal hits brake on EVs

BYD’s technological advance comes even as the new budget ends Nepal’s near laissez-faire EV policy

Arnav Upadhyay

Opinion

Balancing nature and infrastructure in Kangchenjunga

Securing a future for community-managed conservation area below the world’s third highest mountain

Chungla Sherpa

Opinion

Protecting Nepal's natural capital

We need plans that can put an investment value to forest and water resources

Sony Baral Gauli

Opinion

Localising Nepal’s pedagogy

Gurukul and Buddhist education philosophies add value to academic, emotional, ethical capabilities of learners

Helen Eikeland

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