Nepal keeps downgrading economic growth projection
The latest estimate is 1.86 percent, down from 4 percent during the first half and 8 percent at the start of the fiscal year.
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Budget cuts by government and donors hinder Nepal’s fight against malaria
For their upcoming fiscal year, officials have been asked to limit the budget that includes the malaria control programme at Rs64 million.
Nepal facing a tipping point
The paper says that if the political biggies do not mend their errant ways, they are in for even more disappointment, even as the newbies steal the political limelight and find…
Lure of easy money leads Nepalis into traps of online fraudsters
The scams mainly take place through social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Districts of Lumbini province are caught unprepared by wildfires every year
Lack of coordination and shifting of the blame between authorities have resulted in a slipshod approach to wildfires.
Nepal’s growing obesity crisis
The country has undergone significant socio-economic changes, leading to increased urbanisation and a shift towards more sedentary lifestyles.
Stubborn inflation haunts Nepali consumers
Food and beverage inflation increased to 5.64 per cent while non-food and service inflation rose to 8.87 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
Forest fires in surrounding districts make Kathmandu world’s most polluted city
Officials say there are incidents of fire in a half of the country’s forests, putting human health, wildlife at great risk.
Cybercrime-related cases see an alarming rise in Nepal
According to the nation's Cyber Bureau, inadequate technical human resource and lack of relevant laws have compounded the problem.
Nepal’s health policy one step forward, two steps back
The proposed slashing of the budget by up to 42 per cent will be a coup de grace for the nation's already ailing health sector that every year sees localised health emergencies.