Meme movements
GenZ uprisings everywhere look the same because the digital visuals offered a new language for youth to organise
Proper polls better than no polls
Failure to hold elections is not an option for Nepal’s interim government
Security forces targeted protestors disproportionately: HRW
Compensation for death of Nepali worker in Japan
Tokyo High Court ordered $250,000 in damages to cook who died in police custody 8 years ago
Double trouble with taxes
Nepal's bureaucracy and Mauritius-registered Dolma Impact Fund lock horns over double-taxation
The future of international aid
Even without US funding cuts, there would be a need for fresh thinking about making aid more efficient
“Neighbours not keen on sharing met data”
Timely information about extreme weather caused by climate breakdown can save lives
Reconstructing the China–India climate diplomacy
How China and India address climate change and reduce emissions will impact on the planet's future
The Bon Po way of life
The faith spreads around the world as its believers migrate, and its reverence for nature has much relevance today
Nepal needs to use its money better
Finance Ministry frees up budget for election and post-protest reconstruction, but there is longer-term need to reform the country’s financial systems
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Climate
Global warning bell in Belém
Energy diversification, climate finance, and carbon credit remain priorities for Nepal at COP30
Climate of tragedy and apathy
Nepal’s inability to raise Himalayan haze and permafrost issues at COPs and regional fora exposes failures in science and diplomacy
Going native at COP30
Indigenous peoples demand access to climate finance as world falls short of delivering on promises
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Nepal, Bangladesh reject Malaysian conditions
The periphery cannot hold
Nepal needs to use its money better
Global warning bell in Belém
Opinions
Editorial
Proper polls better than no polls
The future of international aid
Reconstructing the China–India climate diplomacy
Climate of tragedy and apathy
Development finance must shift away from aid
Who gets to recruit for Malaysia?
Mitigating the Madhes water crisis
Review
The periphery cannot hold
Kesang Tseten’s new film documents how Himalayan communities are falling apart
Artful devotion
Bhaktapur artists pay homage to faith, myth and heritage in meticulous paubha paintings
West meets East in the Himalaya
New book by Norwegian climber examines the asymmetry in climbing expeditions, and much more
Business
Mustang fees
The Cabinet has decided to abolish the four decades-old fee of $500 each for a 10 day visit by foreign trekking groups,...
MCC top-up
The US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) that is building cross-country transmission lines and upgrading highways got a top-up to take the total...
Skydiving in Pokhara
Skydiving operators in Pokhara are urging CAAN to issue permanent Recreational Aviation Operation Certificates to allow year-round operations instead of temporary 15-day...
