By TNW correspondent All top leaders of political parties are facing the same problem: challenge of picking up final candidates for polls. Various aspirants amidst limited seats create uphill task for the leaders. According to a senior politician, the problem is not new; it was there in the past as well, this time it has...
Nepalis have to play participatory role in both festivals and polls this time. They have to be engaged actively in both and preserve the values of the great events. They do not have a choice to sideline any of the events for each of them is embedded with high noble values. The festivals have to...
By Purna N. Ranjitkar Around a month back, a group of climate activists gathered at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu to protest against the World Bank climate loan under the Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) initiative. This event was organised just two days after Nepal Government and the World Bank (WB) signed a concessional financing...
The number of dengue patients has exceeded 24,000 within four months since the infection started. Which is the highest ever. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, the infection has been confirmed in 24,492 people across the country so far. The department’s data shows that 29 people have died from dengue infection this year....
Addressing world leaders at the 193-member UN General Assembly, the climate activist Secretary-General António Guterres stepped up his attacks on oil and gas companies, which have seen their profits explode by tens of billions of dollars this year. Countries should impose windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies and divert the money to vulnerable nations suffering...
Hydrogen occurs abundantly in nature and is a clean-burning molecule that helps to de-carbonise a range of sectors previously proven hard to clean. Green hydrogen powers steel, cement and transport industries which then emit water instead of CO2 without using fossil fuels. Green hydrogen can also produce green fertiliser which can ensure food safety and...
By TNW correspondent The agenda for Nepal for the next five years should be sustainability and service. So said senior politicos in Kathmandu as federal parliament completed its first full term. “Politicos have however not been able to appreciate the point; they are more focused on power politics and securing self interest.” Various techniques of...
As the Constitutional Day 2022 was observed on Monday people, parliamentarians and politicos reflected on both achievements and failures that Nepalis witnessed over the seven years following the republican constitution. Some very important lessons emerged out of the exercise: federalism could not be practiced well during the time; centralized mindset of those in power at...
In November 20 elections in total 17 million 988 thousand, and 570 voters are eligible to cast their votes, according to the Election Commission. The election for the member of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the members of the Provincial Assembly is scheduled to take place on November 20. 2022. There will be 8...
The number of people infected by dengue has been on the rise in Nepal of late. According to the data provided by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, so far dengue has claimed 20 lives Sept 18. According to the data so far, the number of dengue-infected people has reached The number of people with...
