outmigration

The road out of Nepal

Extended road network has improved access, but also become a conduit for outmigration

When yaks go, so does culture

Yak herds decline due to lifestyle changes, the climate crisis and outmigration

The kingdom within a republic

Mustang’s king grapples with the impact of climate breakdown and other challenges

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 ruins Himalayan pastoralists

Nepal’s shepherds leave their ancestral occupation due to climate change and outmigration

Paddy production falls in west Nepal

Harvest decline will worsen food insecurity, especially in far west Nepal

A Nepali’s lucky escape from Hamas

Student describes the three-day ordeal in a bunker near the Gaza border, and eventual rescue

Rohit, Amit and Dhana

Rohit is from Bihar and drives an auto rickshaw in Mumbai. Life has been a struggle ever since he lost his parents...

Long wait over, Nepalis return to Korea

When Aakash KC flew to Kathmandu from Seoul in February 2020, he was looking forward to a three-month break in Nepal from...

Nepalis queueing up all night for proof of jab

Vaccine certificates are just another in a long checklist of permits and authorisations for Nepali workers headed overseas

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