A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
A daily summary of Covid19-related developments that matter
A daily summary of Covid19-related developments that matter
Nepal’s first three Covid19 deaths could have been avoided with timely ambulance services and adequate medical care
The Indian checkposts, Lipu Lekh, and Kalapani
Why did the British not colonize Nepal?
Castles in the air
The Nepali public can’t plumb China’s motives
Killing in the name of caste
Fact-checking viral video clip reading “Students in Butwal stage huge demonstration against India claiming Kalapani and Lipulekh is ours”.
The nation is unprepared for the mass return of migrant workers from destinations across the world
The ban on yarsa harvesting, implemented to contain Covid19 spread, has upended Dolpa’s economy
Already marginalised by the state, the Dolpo people are more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
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Buyers of units in high-rises and colonies continue to get ripped off by developers because the authorities have turned a blind eye to the sector’s problems
Sam Cowan returns with fresh insights on the drafting of the Nepal’s 1959 constitution, the subsequent general election, and a new witness to King Mahendra’s coup d’état.
Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial revolution.
Immanuel Wallerstien was an influential sociologist best known for his analysis of capitalism as an integrated “world-system.” He argued that the capitalist system relied on the exploitation of countries in the global south by countries in the global north, and his unique body of work linking nations, political economies, markets, households, and identity groups had […]
The killing of a Dalit and his friends in Rukum reveals Nepal’s dark underbelly
Nepal’s first three Covid19 deaths could have been avoided with timely ambulance services and adequate medical care
The pandemic has provided authorities with an excuse to curb journalistic expression
Recruitment of volunteers to enforce the lockdown has had mixed results
