Govt and World Bank launch $275 million ACCESS project ​​​​​​​The government of Nepal and the World Bank jointly launched the $275 million (equivalent to Rs 34.96 billion) Accelerating Nepal’s Regional Transport and Trade Connectivity (ACCESS) project on Sunday. Business 12 Jun, 2023
Applications open for Glocal Teen Hero The application for the ninth edition of ‘Golchha Group presents Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2023’ is now open. Glocal Teen Hero (GTH) is an initiation of Glocal Pvt Ltd (a business enterprise working in the areas of training, education, and skilling) that honours and elevates teenagers, by allowing them to share their passion and creativity. Business 02 Jun, 2023
South Asia: Worsening slavery situation The latest report on the global estimates of modern slavery, published by Walk Free Foundation, is worrying as approximately 50 million people are trapped in situations of modern slavery, a significant increase of 10 million since the last measurement in 2016. Opinion 29 May, 2023
Australian Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Tim Watts to visit Nepal Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Australian government is scheduled to visit Nepal this week as part of his official tour to South Asian countries. Minister Watts will also visit India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan during his trip. Kathmandu 11 May, 2023
Nepal hosts regional convention on Resilient Agri-Food Systems The South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth held their second dialogue event in Kathmandu on improving agri-food systems on April 24 and 25. Kathmandu 28 Apr, 2023
Physical progress of 900 MW Arun-3 at 69.2pc Physical progress of 900 MW Arun-3 at 69.2pc World 10 Mar, 2023
Third Range Countries' meeting concludes with issuance of Chitwan Declaration-2023 The Third Range Countries Meeting has concluded with the issuance of the Chitwan Declaration-2023. Nepal 06 Feb, 2023
Nepal makes progresses in hunger reduction Nepal has made improvement in reducing hunger with a score of 19.1 in the 2022 Global Hunger Index, a drop from 21.2 in 2014. Kathmandu 29 Jan, 2023
Nepal-India relations: Time to redefine it In ancient times, today’s modern India or Nepal did not exist. In the ancient texts of Hindu religion, the Purana, Ramayana and Mahabharata, there are countless cases of plotsand characters within the borders of what is today Nepal and India. Opinion 26 Jan, 2023
Domino effect on developing economies likely with escalating Ukraine war, recession in Europe Mirco Günther — Head of the Asia-Pacific Department at Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin visited Nepal this week. Nepal 11 Nov, 2022
Global Hunger Index 2022: Why does South Asia fare so poorly? The South Asian countries have reported the highest child stunting rate and by far the highest child wasting rate of any region globally, says the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) report 2022. Opinion 19 Oct, 2022
Nepal Set to Experience Moderate Growth Amid Global Turmoil A rebound in tourism is projected to support Nepal’s services sector and industrial growth is expected to be strong due to increased hydroelectricity production Opinion 07 Oct, 2022
