nijgad-airport

Flight of fancy

Three days after the Supreme Court released the full text of its verdict ordering the government to halt all plans to build...

Building Nijgad, come what may

As the date for a final Supreme Court ruling on the proposed new international airport in Nijgad approaches, uncertainty once more shrouds...

Aria Shree Parasai

Importance of ecosystems for people and the planet

Nine of Nepal’s development partners have issued a statement on the occasion of World Environment Day 5 June that underlines their commitment...

Importance of ecosystems for people and the planet

Nine of Nepal’s development partners have issued a statement on the occasion of World Environment Day 5 June that underlines their commitment...

Nepal must save Nijgad Forest to receive climate funds

As the 4th most vulnerable country in the world to the impact of the climate crisis, Nepal has emerged as a bellwether...

For and against Nijgad airport

How ironic, when we destroy something created by man we term it as ‘vandalism’ but when we destroy something created by nature...

A millennium challenge

Legend has it that the real reason Nepal stayed an independent nation state while all around us were colonised was that our...

"Unusual appointment … extraordinary tasks"

Yogesh Bhattarai is Nepal’s 37th Tourism Minister in 41 years. He has taken the place of Rabindra Adhikari, who was killed in...

Between existence and extinction in Nepal

Nepal is situated at the crossroads of four eco-biological domains to the north, south, east and west. The country’s great altitudinal range...

Sonia Awale

Megalomania + Kleptomania

Nepal needs to urgently upgrade its aviation gateway. Year after year, Kathmandu's airport has had the dubious distinction of being voted among the...