Nepal is set to become the global hub of the discussion on social welfare because of the international conference on resilient and inclusive social protection. The conference that has taken place in Kathmandu has assembled participants including scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to look for ways of improving social protection floor and building human capital among the needy groups. The conference is especially timely for Nepal at this time when the country is trying to strengthen its social policies and where issues of poverty and inequality remain a constant concern. This has been evident in the discussions held during the…
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The Nepali politics is experiencing a paradigm shift as PM K. P. Sharma Oli responds to the emerging competition in the world powers and its implications to Nepali international relations. While highlighting this complex geopolitical reality, Oli has stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced approach to engage with this reality and build strategic partnership while at the same time safeguarding national interests. The Prime Minister’s comments are timely given the fact that Nepal has become the theatre of conflicting interests of regional and world powers. Nepal is a small landlocked country located between two big neighbors, India and China,…
Nepal’s Supreme Court has become the last line of defense for conservationists, who are struggling to save the country’s diverse flora and fauna as well as its natural heritage. This development comes at a time when most civil society organizations have kept quiet on critical conservation issues that might have lasting impacts on the country’s protected areas and endangered species. The court which has always been on the forefront in supporting environmental and biodiversity issues is now in the spotlight. It is hearing a case that may decide the future of protected areas of Nepal, which is a habitat of…
Nepal’s path to adopt 5G has been stalled and Nepal is now behind its neighbors in the implementation of this wireless cellular technology. It has been expected that Nepal would be among the first countries to implement 5G technology but today, six of Nepal’s neighbors including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have already started 5G services while Nepal is still lagging far behind in the digital revolution. Nepal Telecom, the state-owned telecom operator planned to launch 5G test in July 2021 after getting approval by the Nepal government in November 2021. However, the trial launch was delayed…
Nepal is in the grip of nature fury again as monsoon rains show no sign of relenting and causes devastation throughout the country. Landslides, floods, lightning strikes in the past 24 hours 14 people died, this is reported by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. The monsoon falls between June and September and in the seventeen day this year it has already caused loss of 28 lives and 147 incidents were reported. Un-favourable geographical features combined with poor population planning renders nepal highly susceptible to rain related calamities. F brig caused the most deaths with a total of…