India’s policy hurts power export prospects of Nepal
Without being competitive in prices, it will be difficult for Nepal to sell power in the Indian market.
Prithvi Man Shrestha
Nepal makes over Rs11 billion selling power to India
Nepal’s earning from electricity was the third largest from the export of a single commodity in the last fiscal year 2021-22.
Nepal and India agree to repair border embankments at 35 locations
The joint team inspected areas along the Koshi river from November 10, identified vulnerable areas and picked spots that needed maintenance.
Multidimensional poverty slumped in Nepal before Covid-19: Global report
The Multidimensional Poverty Index is measured based on deprivation across three sectors and 10 sub-sectors including health, education, and living standards.
Despite reservation quotas for minorities, Brahmins continue to dominate Nepal’s civil service
The Civil Service Act reserves 45 percent seats for women, indigenous groups, Madhesis, Dalits, people with disability and those from backward regions.
Inflation fears as Nepal banks report large withdrawals ahead of local elections
Observers say elections are like festivals when huge amounts of cash flow into the market.
Nepal’s revenue collection hit by import curbs amid falling foreign exchange reserves
Nepal’s revenue is heavily dependent on imports with the government aiming to collect over half of the total targeted revenue from customs offices.
Global inflation straining Nepal’s forex reserves
As a net importing country with imports constituting over 90 percent of international trade, Nepal’s import bill has continued to surge.
Once reluctant, India now open to power trade to and from Nepal, and beyond
Despite having bilateral trading of electricity, there has not been a multilateral power trading arrangement among Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal so far.
Highest glacier on Mt Everest melting at a rapid pace: Study
The rate at which the glacier is thinning is blamed on climate change and it’s a cause for concern for countries relying on Himalayas for water, irrigation and hydropower.