India's Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election Modi hopes to return to power for a third five-year term. World 14 Apr, 2024
ADB projects Nepal's economy to grow by 3.6 per cent in FY 2024 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Nepal’s economy is to grow by 3.6% (at market prices) in fiscal year 2024. Business 11 Apr, 2024
Call for involving HIV/AIDS infected children in Social Security A national gathering of children living with HIV/AIDS has called on the government to include them in the Social Security Programme (SSP). Nepal 15 Mar, 2024
Corruption, Governance, Democracy, and Economic Growth The relationship between corruption, governance, democracy, and economic growth is complex. Opinion 23 Nov, 2023
Failing SDGs: A reflection of policy failure Out of the seven countries in south Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – only two countries are on track for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) – Maldives on poverty reduction, and Maldives and Sri Lanka on quality education, says the Sustainable Development Goals (SDR) review report 2023, published by the United Nations (UN) agency. Kathmandu 09 Oct, 2023
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs The resolution drafted by the United States and Ecuador was approved with 13 votes in favor and two abstentions from China and the Russian Federation. World 03 Oct, 2023
'There cannot be decent work for all without decent work for youth' ​​​​​​​Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 aims to ‘promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’. What does ‘all’ mean? Are there groups that are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to finding decent work? Business 13 Aug, 2023
Mutually reinforcing crises have worsened global employment divide, reveals latest ILO report ​​​​​​​Mutually reinforcing crises, including rising debt levels, are disproportionately affecting developing countries, worsening the global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries and widening existing inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report. Business 01 Jun, 2023
Strengthening South Asia's resilience: Invest in human capital The last few years have ushered in a harsh new reality where crises are the norm rather than the exception. Opinion 20 Feb, 2023
EDITORIAL: Economic recovery Soon after Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel assumed office on December 25, the secondary share market bounced back to the pre-pandemic level, hoping that he would fix the problems seen in the national economy. Opinion 20 Jan, 2023
Women move mountains: Give them their due The UN General Assembly celebrated 2002 as the UN International Year of Mountains and declared December 11 as International Mountain Day. Opinion 12 Dec, 2022
Food and nutrition security Record high food prices due to COVID-19, worsening conflict, climate change and natural disasters have exacerbated the global hunger crisis, driving millions more into extreme poverty and threatening to erase hard-won gains in development. Blogs 14 Nov, 2022
