Going hungry The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the world’s economy, triggering a recession that has severely affected food security and nutrition for millions of people.
"He's my inspiration!" Quite often, I upload numerous photos of Lionel Messi on Facebook with the selfsame caption on each post that reads, “He’s my inspiration!” In one instance, one of my friends commented, “How?” I took his oneword question literally without giving it a single thought, assuming that he was asking me to justify the statement (caption).
Green bonds Investors around the world are seeking ways to both safeguard their financial interests and contribute to a sustainable future.
Conflict and employment The emergence of new conflicts, together with the increasing duration of existing displacement crises, implies that forced displacement is set to increase.
Frequent plane crashes On the 15th of January, on Maghe Sankranti, a passenger plane carrying 72 people crashed near the newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport.
Health and sanitation A sanitation campaign in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic reveals that reducing open defecation has unexpected benefits across households and communities.
PRIA and Indian media The initial enthusiasm for PRIA seems to have petered out. We have forgotten GBIA completely. With Kuwait’s Jazeera and Nepal-born Himalaya pulling out the few flights citing worsening weather, the writings are writ large on the walls and skies. It faces existential questions.
Food export: Learn from Ukraine Embattled Ukraine, braving rains of missiles, exports grains to Africa to save its impoverished people from hunger and starvation. Ukraine’s president magnanimously declared that he would not allow people to die of hunger when Russia tried to throw a spanner on export from the Black Sea.
The world at your doorstep We, humans, are accustomed to do one thing as soon as we wake up and get up: swing the curtains wide open and check the weather prospects, intuitively wishing them to fit in our expectations.
Healthy life – a patchwork of daily routine “ You were right!” I murmured at midnight when my heart pounded quickly. I remember my better half saying” avoid packaged food and junk food, and drink more water”. However, I didn’t heed these words. I then realised that she was absolutely right. It was her concern about my health.
A tale of billy goats From travelling on the front seat of a Mahindra jeep to the roof of a Sherpa jeep, the ill-fated billy goat was destined to find himself on the belly of so many people upon being slayed. But little did the poor soul know about people’s insatiable craving for meat.
Work-based training To make it easier for companies to participate in work-based training, governments need to mandate, fund, and train institutions to provide such services.
School vs leisure School, what a word! Just utter, visualise or think of it, and most certainly, it usually evokes a great place to learn new and wise things.
Do not only tax consumption There are three things that matter in particular when it comes to increasing the tax revenues of the least developed and developing countries. Taxes should be progressive, levies to fund social protection are needed, and illicit financial flows must be reduced.
World Harris will carry Biden's economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset Christopher Waller, an influential member of the Fed's governing board, celebrated that progress in remarks last week.
World What we know so far about the attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening Officials said the arson attacks and other vandalism on the rail system were a form of sabotage on a pivotal day of the Games.
Sports Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis Djokovic and Swiatek have not won Olympic gold.
World A year has passed since Niger's dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate The junta, along with those in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso, is breaking away even from longtime West African allies.
Sports France beats US 3-0 and Morocco gets a win against Argentina in a wild start to Olympic soccer New Bayern Munich signing Olise curled a shot from distance into the same corner.
Nepal UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha's birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list It quickly became a site of pilgrimage, and the white Mayadevi Temple is the center of the area where people pray.
Opinion Navigating Nepal's monetary policy: Political crosscurrents and economic stability As Nepal enters a new fiscal year, the landscape of its economic policy takes centre stage amidst a backdrop of political contention and economic imperatives.
Nepal Almost 500 attend Creator's Mela on Day I The US Embassy’s Creator’s Mela has started from today.
Nepal Mahakali Irrigation project sees only 22 per cent physical progress in 18 years Physical progress of the Mahakali Irrigation Project started 18 years ago is only 22 per cent.
Nepal Beni-Jomsom road obstructed The Beni-Darbang road has been obstructed after a landslide at Sirubari in Raghuganga Rural Municipality-2 in Myagdi district this morning.
Kathmandu Sagarmatha Toastmasters Club holds 100th meeting The world's first Toastmasters club conducted in the Nepali language, Sagarmatha Toastmasters Club, successfully held its 100th meeting at the Yellow Pagoda Hotel, in Kathmandu on Friday.
Nepal Lila Devi Gadtaula Nepal's first female chief secretary Lila Devi Gadtaula, the first woman to serve as Chief Secretary, was appointed after today's cabinet meeting, marking a historic moment. She is the first female chief secretary in Nepal's history.