Defrosting
ALTON C. BYERS Climate change is crowding out all other crises, and is portrayed as a stand-alone problem, whereas it is just another hardship…
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May 30 - June 5, 2014
Headline
Editorial
The right climate for change
Climate change crowds out all other crises, it is portrayed as a stand-alone problem whereas it is just another hardship that Nepal’s rural poor have to overcome
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Columns
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
#YesAllWomen
In California or Kathmandu, the fundamental beliefs that engender atrocities against women are identical: the desire to use, control, and 'protect' their bodies
GUEST COLUMN by Arnico Panday
Every breath we take
We cough through undeclared air pollution emergencies in Kathmandu, unaware of its toll on our health and economy
Backside by Ass
May Day! May Day!
It is an indication of the deep roots that democracy has struck in the soil of the Federal Tantric Republic of Nepal that we have not one, not…
Nation
Keeping wells well
As monsoon signals the beginning of a busy 4-month long planting season, residents go about cleaning their houses and water sources
Ayesha Shakya
Montreal to Kyoto
The Montreal Protocol was a success. The Kyoto Protocol so far has been a failure.
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Cleaning up Everest
Working quietly behind the scenes are Khumbu's citizens to keep the trekking trails in the region clean and trash-free
Matt Miller
Not business as usual
The global battle against climate change may be won or lost in Asia.
Nessim J Ahmad and Kaveh Zahedi
Business
“Nature of political regime doesn’t determine growth, governance does”
Pradumna Bickram Rana (pic) is associate professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies of Nanyang Technological University in…
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Review
Green Karma
When it first opened in 2012, Kar.ma Coffee became instantly famous as the café where you pay as much as you like. Intrigued by this novel…
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Ne Brasserie
Eating out as often as I do, I cannot help but feel disappointed with many of the new places that open up. Often, they are overly decorated…
Ruby Tuesday
Multimedia
Lake 464
Bhrikuti Rai The lake in the remote Hongu Basin in eastern Nepal is so recent it doesn’t even have a name. It has a number: Lake 464. An…
Bhrikuti Rai
Nepali Times Buzz
Thank God It's (A Bike-to-Work) Friday
Cycling to work once a week can help both your health and the environment
Tyler Mcmahon
A sunnier future
Net metering could turn every household into a power generator and reduce load-shedding hours
Maneeshika Madduri
Greening of Annapurna
ELECTRIC CEO: Upaul Majumdar says he is “70 per cent” convinced about expanding his hotel’s fleet of cars with the battery-powered Mahindra Reva…
Basil Edward Teo
Climbers’ cough
Many of us clinicians spend our lives telling patients to take “lamo, lamo sas” (deep breaths) as we auscultate the chest. This is a wonderful…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Once upon a time in Anatolia
Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan is in the news after his new film Winter Sleep won the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. We…
Sunir Pandey
Gizmo
A guide to green gadgets
In keeping with the upcoming World Environment Day, Yantrick has rounded up four gadgets that are guaranteed to tickle any tech enthusiast’s…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Defrosting | Editorial : The right climate for change | #YesAllWomen | Sajha Goes Green | Keeping wells well | “Nature of political regime doesn’t determine growth, governance does” | Lethal Veggies | Thank God It's (A Bike-to-work) Friday | A sunnier future | Greening of Annapurna | Green Karma | Climbers’ cough | Lake 464 | Montreal to Kyoto | All eyes on K2 | Cleaning up Everest | Backside: My Day! May Day!