Swastik Mohan Bhattarai

Hydropower gave us light. This budget brings the blackout.

The banking sector in Nepal has also fallen victim to the same growth-at-any-cost mentality that plagues corporations worldwide. 

Last week, I stopped by my local mart to pick up some everyday groceries. While scanning the shelves, I reached for a 25 kg bag of rice, only to be shocked by the price.

Across the globe, it is a rough season for those in power. Incumbents are being ousted by voters in a series of dramatic electoral defeats, indicating a shift that spans continents and political systems.

Our economy has created countless possibilities to earn wealth, but we have always known that money must be created from something real. However, this does not apply to cryptocurrencies since billions of dollars are being created through a virtual process known as ‘mining’.

The coronavirus is not the only epidemic ravaging the nation, the epidemic of misinformation has also peaked, and is getting stronger. We have become more outraged, narcissistic, polarized and misinformed.