Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future
Kathmandu: The legend and the legacy Legend about Kathmandus evolution holds that the valley was once a huge lake some thousands years ago. A visiting …
Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!
Valleys and cities should be young, vibrant, inspiring and full of hopes with a system in place that works for all classes of people. What …
How Kathmandu’s lethal pollution is its worst economic adversary?
Cities on lockdown due to corona pandemic has provided a momentarily respite with improved air quality to many cities across the world including the ailing …
In 2017, I made a trip with my family to Chitwan to attend a close friends sons paasni, a Nepali ceremony where a six-month child …
A brief history of GDP In the realm of economic development measurement, GDPs influence is unmatched. The single statistical measure obtained through a complex process …
Is taxing private electric vehicles really regressive?
In his third annual budget presentation,Finance Minister (FM) Yubaraj Khatiwada raised tax brackets for private electric vehicles (EVs) raising effective rates up to around 140%, …
