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How to design our cities to make them age friendly?

Published On: November 3, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Srijana Koirala

Aging population and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that “average life expectancy at birth in 1955 was just 48 years; in 1995 it was 65 years; in 2025 it will reach 73 years”.

Mining data from social media for ‘good’

Published On: November 1, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Krishana Gyanwali

Social media mining is a process of getting data from those who use social media and such gathered data is basically known as big data

Healing properties of vegetables

Published On: November 1, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Dr Aruna Uprety

My grandmother used to give us banana and yogurt when we had diarrhea. She had the knowledge to use banana as medicine from her grandmother

America’s self-defeating China policy

Published On: November 1, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng

After decades of globalization and technological progress, countries are more interconnected than ever, with policy decisions made in one country having far-reaching spillover effects

Can “sorry” lead to lasting peace?

Published On: October 31, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Bishal Thapa

Without an admission that violence may not have been necessary, there can be no repentance or apology and, therefore, no reconciliation

Kathmandu Metropolitan City in action

Published On: October 31, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Mukti Rijal

Health and education are some of core areas of service delivery and local development that fall within the responsibility of the local government

The Folly of MBS

Published On: October 31, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Dominique Moisi

Egypt had effectively opted out of the regional-influence game, and Turkey, though a member of NATO, was a difficult partner

A troublesome Tika

Published On: October 30, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Devendra Gautam

Historically, palaces have been a shelter for elements hatching intrigues and conspiracies. Has the republican palace, like the royal palace, also turned into one such hub?