Right to health: Some suggestions Over the last few months, Health and Population Minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet has incessantly spoken about ensuring the right to health that all Nepalis should enjoy. I am taking the opportunity offered me by this column to respectfully address minister Basnet with some humble suggestions and ideas. Opinion 13 Sep, 2023
'Better migration policies can help boost prosperity in all countries' Populations across the globe are ageing at an unprecedented pace, making many countries increasingly reliant on migration to realise their long-term growth potential, according to a new report from the World Bank. Business 27 Apr, 2023
EDITORIAL: By-elections ​​​​​​​By-elections were held in three constituencies – Bara-2, Chitwan-2 and Tanahun-1 – yesterday in a peaceful manner, except for sporadic incidents of violence or intimidation of the voters at some polling stations. Opinion 24 Apr, 2023
Private sector in TVET: A silver-line for creating Nepal's skilled workforce In support of Nepal's National Development Vision and its drive to become a middle-income country by 2030, the European Union introduced the Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Nepal 25 Dec, 2022
Green CAPEX At last November’s COP26 in Glasgow, India set a target date of 2070 to achieve net zero (compared to 2050 for advanced economies and 2060 for China). Nepal 04 Apr, 2022
Gates Foundation allots $120 mln for poor nations to get COVID-19 drug The Gates Foundation will allocate up to $120 million to assist lower-income nations get an experimental COVID-19 drug being developed by US drugmaker Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N) within the battle in opposition to coronavirus, it stated on Wednesday. Nepal 20 Oct, 2021
Biden boosts US vaccine stockpile as world waits President Joe Biden has directed his administration to order another 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, growing a likely U.S. surplus of doses later this year while much of the rest of the world struggles with deep shortages. World 13 Mar, 2021
NC proposes relief for COVID-hit businesses Moots hundred-day employment for those rendered jobless Kathmandu, May 24 The Special Economic Committee of Nepali Congress led by Ram Sharan Mahat today submitted its report to the party’s President Sher Bahadur Deuba highlighting the current... 25 May, 2020
Govt�s policy and programmes: Can they be implemented? The government has issued its policies and programmes for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21. Based on the policy and programmes, the government formulates the annual budget, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Although the government seems to be strong... 24 May, 2020
Editorial: Poor capital spending The government’s inability to spend the money allocated for public capital expenditure means it is snatching away people’s jobs instead of creating them It makes little sense only to be allocating a large chunk of the budget for public capital... 21 Nov, 2019
UN reform needed to stop companies fighting climate rules: Nobel laureate Stiglitz NEW YORK: Multinational companies will increasingly file massive cases against host countries when climate change policies affect their profits, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said. To stop governments from weakening their... Women 29 May, 2019
NIS 2019: "Nepal a safe and reliable zone for investment" KATHMANDU: On the second day of the Nepal Investment Summit, government representatives, foreign investors and experts have continued their discussions on investment opportunities in Nepal. The programme today was divided into a parallel... Horoscopes 30 Mar, 2019
