China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program The three-member crew of the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft will relieve the current team who have been manning China’s Tiangong space station since last October. Science and Tech 24 Apr, 2024
China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030 China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. World 26 Oct, 2023
Monetary Policy focuses on controlling credit flow for this fiscal The Monetary Policy for the fiscal 2022-23 has primarily focused on promoting macroeconomic stability by countering inflationary and external sector pressures, while supporting economic growth by channelising financial instruments into the productive sector. Nepal 23 Jul, 2022
Investing in gender The two latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on adaptation and mitigation have sounded the alarm that climate breakdown is happening faster than previously projected. Blogs 26 Apr, 2022
Government to distribute ICT awards for the first time The government has decided to distribute ICT awards to develop and promote the information and communications technology (ICT) sector of the country. Business 06 Apr, 2021
�Govt yet to address private sector�s concerns� KATHMANDU, JANUARY 10 Newly-appointed Tourism Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal has said that so far the government has not been able to address the issues dogging the private sector in the tourism industry. During an interaction programme today with the... 11 Jan, 2021
FNCCI demands repeal of double taxation system KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 2 The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has demanded the government to remove double taxation system citing that the taxes levied by the federal and provincial governments have dampened the spirits... 03 Dec, 2020
Proposal to allow private sector to trade electricity in foreign market tabled KATHMANDU, JULY 7 A bill has been registered at the Parliament with a proposal to allow the private sector to conduct electricity trade after obtaining a licence for the purpose with neighbouring countries. The proposal has been included in the... 08 Jul, 2020
Dairy Development Corporation collaborating with pvt sector to sell products KATHMANDU, JUNE 19 The Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) has started collaborating with the private sector to sell its products. Due to the lockdown, consumption of milk and milk products has declined. Thus, the corporation is now... 20 Jun, 2020
Power authority set to lose Rs 25bn annually KATHMANDU, JUNE 16 Due to failure of the government to reform its policies and take any initiative to formally open the Indian market for electricity trade, electricity worth more than Rs 25 billion is expected to go to waste next fiscal... 17 Jun, 2020
Industries struggle to resume operation even after govt nod Kathmandu, May 8 Despite the government’s recent decision to allow more than 40 types of industries to operate during the ongoing lockdown by adopting precautionary measures, businesses have remained shut and the market is still closed. The... 09 May, 2020
StanChart assigned issuer rating of [ICRANP-IR] AAA Kathmandu, September 19 ICRA Nepal, the first credit rating agency of the country and a subsidiary of ICRA Ltd of India, has assigned an issuer rating of [ICRANP-IR] AAA to Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd (SCBNL). The rating is considered to... 20 Sep, 2019
