Smog blankets the valley
The cityscapes of Kathmandu and Pokhara are fading, covered by a blanket of smog, which is impacting tourism...
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Drones diminish danger and do the hard work
Waste management has become a significant issue in Nepal's mountain ranges. In 2023, the Nepal Army's Mountain Clean-up...
Save Chure
The Chure range, also known as the Siwalik Hills, stretches from east to west along Nepal's southern border....
Reviving the Ranjitkar Lakhe Dance
After almost a century, the Ranjitkar community of Bhaktapur is reviving the long-lost Lakhe Dance tradition. Fuelled by...
Ang Dolma Sherpa
Although modest in numbers, Ang Dolma Sherpa’s sustainable, bio-degradable products are ‘flagging’ the beginning of a cultural change...
The good work of Jim Simons
James Harris Simons (1938 – 2024) was a mathematical genius, a shrewd investor, and a compassionate philanthropist. While...
The Cooperative Scams
While thousands of loan shark victims wait for justice and get their money back, the political machinery makes...
The Nepali diaspora moves on
Nepal has experienced three waves of migration in the last two centuries: a large-scale enlistment in the British...