Legend of Santa Claus

Legend of Santa Claus

Tomorrow is Christmas. The largest religious festival of Christians is celebrated around the world every year with a lot of preparations that include Christmas tree decorations, lighting and shopping for gifts and food. And one of the prime attractions of Christmas is Santa Claus.

Tomorrow is Christmas. The largest religious festival of Christians is celebrated around the world every year with a lot of preparations that include Christmas tree decorations, lighting and shopping for gifts and food. And one of the prime attractions of Christmas is Santa Claus.

Blogs 24 Dec, 2021

Engage women

Engage women

COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world of work and the workplace, particularly for women. In Jordan, where women’s economic participation is already low, advancing the role of women as economic agents is central to the country’s reform agenda and a key driver for a stronger, inclusive, and more sustainable Kingdom post-COVID.

COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world of work and the workplace, particularly for women. In Jordan, where women’s economic participation is already low, advancing the role of women as economic agents is central to the country’s reform agenda and a key driver for a stronger, inclusive, and more sustainable Kingdom post-COVID.

Blogs 24 Dec, 2021

Soil degradation

Soil degradation

Soil degradation is the loss of a land’s production capacity.

Soil degradation is the loss of a land’s production capacity.

Blogs 23 Dec, 2021

Public space for study

Public space for study

In Kathmandu, I never read books on the local bus. There was no chance of reading on the walk for safety reasons.

In Kathmandu, I never read books on the local bus. There was no chance of reading on the walk for safety reasons.

Blogs 21 Dec, 2021

Struggling for food

Struggling for food

The pandemic hit Asia’s food supply hard, causing a sharp increase in the number of people unable to access enough food to stay healthy and feed their families. The pandemic hit Asia’s food supply hard, causing a sharp increase in the number of people unable to access enough food to stay healthy and feed their families.

The pandemic hit Asia’s food supply hard, causing a sharp increase in the number of people unable to access enough food to stay healthy and feed their families. The pandemic hit Asia’s food supply hard, causing a sharp increase in the number of people unable to access enough food to stay healthy and feed their families.

Blogs 20 Dec, 2021

Thousands of jobs in drone industry

Thousands of jobs in drone industry

Guests were not allowed to carry mobiles at the muchhyped wedding of film stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal held recently at a heritage resort in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. A foreign magazine published in India was sold the rights to print exclusive photographs in return for several crore rupees. Since it was a star-studded event, it became a saleable opportunity for the famous actor couple.

Guests were not allowed to carry mobiles at the muchhyped wedding of film stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal held recently at a heritage resort in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. A foreign magazine published in India was sold the rights to print exclusive photographs in return for several crore rupees. Since it was a star-studded event, it became a saleable opportunity for the famous actor couple.

Blogs 20 Dec, 2021

The essence of tragedy

The essence of tragedy

Tragedy is a genre known to us since the time of ancient Greece as human suffering and sorrowful events that befall the characters in a play.

Tragedy is a genre known to us since the time of ancient Greece as human suffering and sorrowful events that befall the characters in a play.

Blogs 17 Dec, 2021

Gold price

Gold price

Precious metal prices trended lower in the second half of 2021, reflecting declining investor sentiment and soft physical demand.

Precious metal prices trended lower in the second half of 2021, reflecting declining investor sentiment and soft physical demand.

Blogs 17 Dec, 2021

Online learning

Online learning

When the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown on March 18,2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching learning processes in the majority of Nepal’s schools (both public and private) came to a complete halt.

When the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown on March 18,2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching learning processes in the majority of Nepal’s schools (both public and private) came to a complete halt.

Blogs 14 Dec, 2021

Social protection

Social protection

Close your eyes and picture an informal worker.

Close your eyes and picture an informal worker.

Blogs 10 Dec, 2021

Ominous shadow on tourism

Ominous shadow on tourism

The Omicron, the latest variant of COVID-19, is casting an ominous shadow on the international tourism industry. It will be a long time before tourism returns to its former self.

The Omicron, the latest variant of COVID-19, is casting an ominous shadow on the international tourism industry. It will be a long time before tourism returns to its former self.

Blogs 10 Dec, 2021

Online learning

Online learning

When the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown on 18 March 2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching learning processes in the majority of Nepal’s schools came to a complete halt.

When the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown on 18 March 2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching learning processes in the majority of Nepal’s schools came to a complete halt.

Blogs 07 Dec, 2021

Swoyambhunath knows it

Swoyambhunath knows it

Long ago - in fact barely a couple of decades ago - the Buddha’s eyes from Swoyambhu hilltop, when they scanned the green valley below, would see more temples and vihars than the number of houses therein today.

Long ago - in fact barely a couple of decades ago - the Buddha’s eyes from Swoyambhu hilltop, when they scanned the green valley below, would see more temples and vihars than the number of houses therein today.

Blogs 07 Dec, 2021

Tech startups

Tech startups

Technology-based startups are the rage. They are the enterprises of the digital age and precursors to some of the largest firms domestically and globally.

Technology-based startups are the rage. They are the enterprises of the digital age and precursors to some of the largest firms domestically and globally.

Blogs 03 Dec, 2021

Waste management

Waste management

The Kathmandu Valley, comprising three cities, has been widely acclaimed for its natural beauty, rich culture and excellence of art and architecture since ancient times.

The Kathmandu Valley, comprising three cities, has been widely acclaimed for its natural beauty, rich culture and excellence of art and architecture since ancient times.

Blogs 03 Dec, 2021

Service sector

Service sector

As development economists, we are taught to measure a phenomenon by using various techniques to look at cause and effect to subsequently make policy recommendations. But the first step is to know what we are measuring even if we can’t see it.

As development economists, we are taught to measure a phenomenon by using various techniques to look at cause and effect to subsequently make policy recommendations. But the first step is to know what we are measuring even if we can’t see it.

Blogs 29 Nov, 2021

Hope is faith personified

Hope is faith personified

Hope is that quality of character which carries us through the worst moments of a crisis. It wells up, as though from some deep reservoir, when a cruel and unbearable world seems to have robbed us of every motivation – well, almost.

Hope is that quality of character which carries us through the worst moments of a crisis. It wells up, as though from some deep reservoir, when a cruel and unbearable world seems to have robbed us of every motivation – well, almost.

Blogs 29 Nov, 2021

Expanding trade

Expanding trade

In 2026, when Bangladesh is expected to graduate from the United Nations’ least-developed countries list, it will lose preferential access to many of its global trading partners.

In 2026, when Bangladesh is expected to graduate from the United Nations’ least-developed countries list, it will lose preferential access to many of its global trading partners.

Blogs 26 Nov, 2021

A rising tide of hope

A rising tide of hope

Voters across the country were jubilant after Hakainde Hichilema was finally elected president of Zambia in August 2021 after unsuccessfully contesting five previous elections.

Voters across the country were jubilant after Hakainde Hichilema was finally elected president of Zambia in August 2021 after unsuccessfully contesting five previous elections.

Blogs 26 Nov, 2021

Strong green growth

Strong green growth

The resilience that nature exhibits through trees is a source of inspiration and learning for me. I am fascinated by these gifts of nature wherever I travel, in much the same way as the renowned forester Peter Wohlleben expressed in his book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World.

The resilience that nature exhibits through trees is a source of inspiration and learning for me. I am fascinated by these gifts of nature wherever I travel, in much the same way as the renowned forester Peter Wohlleben expressed in his book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World.

Blogs 23 Nov, 2021