Built on Limestone
Nepal's cement industry is one of the country's few domestic success stories. Yet slowing demand, rising costs and the spectre...
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Nepal’s Federal Promise, Revisited
A Landmark Shift in How Money Reaches Local Government Nepal's transition from a centralised state to a federal republic has...
On the Wrong Track: Nepal’s Railway Problem
Nepal’s only operational railway runs 52 kilometres through the eastern Terai, connecting the Indian border at Jaynagar to Bijalpura via...
Nepal’s High-Stakes Gamble for Yarsagumba
Also known as caterpillar fungus, Yarsagumba is a small yet mighty herb highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine. It grows...
Jwalamukhi’s Hygiene Success: Saga of Decentralised Local Governance
The community of Jwalamukhi has been declared as Nepal’s first hygienic Rural Municipality. This achievement stands as a potent proof...
Learning Without Leaving
A Teacher's Journey Through Open Education in Nepal For most of my career, I have taught English in places that...
Mad Honey: A Concoction of Culture and Communal Healing
The remote, picturesque village of Ghale Gaun in Nepal's Lamjung district hosts a remarkable tradition centred around "mad honey", locally known as...
Inisha BK: A Case That Raises Familiar Questions
On the morning of 7 March 2026, a 16-year-old girl left her home in Surkhet for tuition. By mid-morning, she...
Charting Nepal’s Tech Trajectory
Nepal has an estimated 16,000+ startups, with 125 IT companies newly registered in the past year and delivers 9,000+ engineering...
Waterspouts of the Valley
A 1500-year legacy of water engineering revived Walking through the older quarters of town, one encounters numerous waterspouts crafted since the Middle Ages. They feature intricate carvings that...