Nepal’s neglected crops

Published On: September 13, 2018 12:15 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

Maize and soybean are the principle crops for food and feed. Nepalis refer to them as Makai and Bhatmas respectively and makai-bhatmas is traditional tiffin commonly used in the hilly areas of Nepal. Besides, maze is used in many ways for food. Boiled corns, fried corn grains, grilled corns, popcorns, corn flakes are commonly found in Nepali kitchen. Thus corn could be consumed as a breakfast, lunch as well as dinner as there are many ways to cook and serve it.

Global economy ten years after

Published On: September 13, 2018 12:10 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

Much will be said about the tenth anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis, so I will focus on the global economy, which has not been nearly as weak as many seem to think.

Teej and impunity

Published On: September 12, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Sabita Nakarmi

Government and all of us need to work together to fight the prevailing criminality and impunity if we want a happy and prosperous family, the wish we make in Teej

Halting the rise in hunger

Published On: September 12, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Jose Graziano da Silva

Building climate resilience is crucial for winning the fight against hunger. We have the knowledge and tools needed to begin to address this challenge

Deconstructing Nepali womanhood

Published On: September 12, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Guneshwor Ojha

Nepali women are fighting against all odds and breaking all forms of social barriers. It is unfair to portray them as weak and dependent

Expats and experts

Published On: September 11, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Shyam Sharma

Diaspora scholars shouldn’t use criticism as a default position in scholarly conversations, especially if the larger objective is to develop better understanding of issues

Mainstream electric vehicles with law

Published On: September 11, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Shubhechchha Bhatta

Nepal urgently needs an electric vehicle policy and infrastructure to cope with rapid development of EVs and to reduce air pollution and oil import

Rethinking foreign employment

Published On: September 11, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Bishal Bhattarai

It’s proved that remittance-led development is susceptible to the variables beyond the control of labor-sending countries

The autumn thunder

Published On: September 10, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: CK Lal

It’s too early to declare the divisive statute dead, but its dysfunction was visible from the day of its promulgation

Sugar industries at crossroads

Published On: September 10, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Krishna Sharma and Maheshwar Giri

Focusing on measure such as increasing import duty may not solve the crisis Nepal’s sugar industries are facing at the moment