Growing risk of 2020 recession

Published On: June 17, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Nouriel Roubini

Growing risk of 2020 recession

As America and China drift further apart, the space for compromise is shrinking, and the risk of a global recession and crisis in an already fragile global economy is rising

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Erratic pattern

Published On: June 16, 2019 02:00 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

Erratic pattern

Agriculture in Nepal is suffering from years of under-investment, limited research, scant inputs and lack of technology and services for farmers

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Call of the wild

Published On: June 16, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Prawesh Gautam

Call of the wild

Every human being has a responsibility toward nature as we exist only due to the gifts that nature has bestowed on us

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Call for equality

Published On: June 16, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Simone Galimberti

Call for equality

Everybody should be part of call for social justice to address the most pressing needs of the most marginalized sections of the society

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Costs of Trump’s tariffs

Published On: June 16, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Anne O Krueger

Costs of Trump’s tariffs

Threat of new tariffs will lead small countries to align themselves with one large country or another

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Gulf of distrust

Published On: June 15, 2019 02:00 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

Gulf of distrust

There is good prospect for trans-Himalayan airways, not just “South of Himalayas,” that could help bring in better connectivity benefits in future

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Director and the troll

Published On: June 15, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Mukesh Khanal

Director and the troll

Whether a movie is actually bad is beside the point. Your movie may win an Oscar, but if I don’t like it, I still have the freedom to shout from the mountain tops that your movie is bad

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Let freedom rule

Published On: June 15, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Anup Raj Dhungana

Let freedom rule

We cannot let the police to decide which expressions are criminal, which opinions are unsayable, which ideas are beyond humor or ridicule. It is the road to totalitarianism

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Making SEZs successful

Published On: June 13, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Purushottam Ojha

Making SEZs successful

Special economic zones are considered to be important vehicle for industrialization as development of such zones is intended to encourage domestic and foreign investment, create jobs, enhance production of goods and services and generate additional export. Neighboring countries India, China and Bangladesh have made substantial progress in increasing industrial production and export from the successful management and operation of special economic zones, also called SEZs.

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Science of neglect

Published On: June 13, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Siddhartha Hamal Dhakal/Ujjwol Paudel

Science of neglect

Science and technology is yet to become a topic of mainstream debate in Nepali media. In national media, it occupies only a tiny fraction of space, and we rarely have scientific programs that cultivate in general public the importance of science. There is little conversation going on about this topic among the government agencies. What’s worse, our academic institutions do not promote science in ways they need to. They are failing at the most fundamental level: not teaching students what science actually is and how it can be advanced.

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