Nepal's democracy keeps doubting itself

From the echo chambers of social media to neighborhood tea shops, the hot topic two weeks after the GenZ revolt toppled Nepal’s government is whether the country should now have a directly elected prime minister. Although this has been proposed...

AI and fake accounts drove one third of online buzz during Nepal Gen Z uprising

Kathmandu, October 7 A study has concluded that nearly 34 percent of the online discourse during Nepal’s Gen Z uprising on September 8 and 9 was driven by fake accounts and AI-generated content. The research by Cyabra, a cyber intelligence company...

Nepal stun two-time world champions West Indies in first T20 in Sharjah

Nepal claimed their biggest scalp yet in international cricket as they stunned West Indies in the first match of the T20 series in Sharjah. They beat the two-time T20 world champions by 19 runs. The three-game campaign is the first time Nepal are...

Coordinated fake social media accounts drove Nepal’s Gen Z protest, cyber intelligence finds

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: An Israel-based cyber intelligence firm has revealed that roughly one in every three social media users calling for Nepal’s September 8–9 Gen Z protests were fake accounts. Cyabra, a company specializing in detecting online...

Caught in Nepal’s protests, I witnessed how sport can bring people hope during times of crisis

On September 8, the day before my holiday in Nepal was scheduled to end, police in the capital, Kathmandu, and other cities opened fire on young members of the public who were protesting against government corruption. At least 19 people were...

Reform 2.0: Issues of Nepal’s Structural Economic Transformation

Introduction: Nepal’s Evolving Economic Structure As of 2023, Nepal’s economy is mainly focused on services, which account for about 56% of the country’s GDP. Agriculture contributes 21% while industry makes up only 12% (Figure 1). As Nepal is...

Can Nepal Find Stability After the Upheaval?

What began as a youth-led protest in early September quickly escalated into Nepal's most turbulent political crisis in years. By the time calm returned to Kathmandu, dozens had been killed, hundreds injured, and key infrastructure lay in ruins....

What caused Nepal’s devastating flood damage and how was it contained?

Heavy rains have resulted in severe flooding and landslides in Nepal and India’s eastern Himalayan city of Darjeeling in the past few days. Dozens of people have been killed in landslides in Nepal’s eastern hilly district of Ilam, which borders...

2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Ather Energy and its premium e-scooters

As the country’s leading EV-only scooter maker, Ather’s successful expansion could supercharge India’s shift away from fossil fuels, and help achieve the government’s goal of reducing air pollution, while also building a market presence...

Gen Z and Nepal’s New Awakening: When Youth Lead With In...

A generation that dares to question is a generation ready to build. Nepal’s young generation has ignited a new spark in the nation’s public life. From climate marches to online campaigns, Gen Z citizens have transformed social media into a tool...

Video of the Gen-Z protests from Nepal is falsely shared as an attack on a BJP leader’s vehicle in Bihar

Bihar is gearing up for the upcoming Assembly elections, and political campaign is intensifying. Amid this, a video (here, here and here) has gone viral on social media showing a mob vandalising a car in public, with claims that it belongs to a...

Beyond aid | Rethinking the role of private finance from trillions to realism

The FfD4 offered many reminders of how far the global development finance architecture has shifted in the last decade. One of the clearest takeaways was the quiet burial of the “billions to trillions” narrative — the once-ubiquitous slogan that...

Riverine Disasters: Managing Flood, Landslide and Debris Flow Risks in Nepal

Nepal is highly vulnerable to riverine disasters like floods, debris flows, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) because of complex hydrological, geological, and climatic processes. In 2024, 249 lives were lost, 10,800 households were...

₹48 lakh fraud case linked to PLFI chief Dinesh Gope exposed

Ranchi: A sensational case has surfaced in which PLFI supremo Dinesh Gope was allegedly duped of ₹48 lakh by a man from Gujarat, who posed as a suspended employee of the Prime Minister’s Office–affiliated National Technical Research Organisation...

When Nepal’s youth dared to dream of a better tomorrow

default Standing on the back of the pick up van marching our way towards New Baneshwar from Maitighar , I looked at the ocean of young faces, voices rising in unison, and thought, “This is history in the making.” We were restless, fearless, ready....

13 Indian Forensic Medicine doctors, scientists get recognised in Stanford University Top 2% Scientists

New Delhi: A total of 13 renowned forensic medicine doctors and scientists from leading health and medical institutes have been recognised among the Stanford world's top 2% of scientists in the prestigious database curated by Professor John P.A....

The Present and Future of Gig Economy in Nepal

Introduction The gig economy, broadly defined as short-term, flexible, and platform-mediated employment, has become an increasingly visible feature of Nepal’s labor market in recent years. Once a novelty, now, especially after technological...

Torrential rains kill at least 49 in eastern and central Nepal amid Dashain festival

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Nepalis woke up to devastating news on Sunday as floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in eastern and central Nepal killed at least 49 people, injured 20, and displaced thousands just as the country was...

RIT researchers use machine learning to better understand the pathways of disease

Cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases follow a pathway in the human body. It starts at the molecular and cellular levels, and through a series of complex interactions can lead to the development and progression of disease. At RIT, a new project...

Lessons for Nepal from the Chennai floods

At least 52 people have been killed in Nepal due to landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall that started late last week along the Chure Hills and Madhes province before it moved to the eastern parts of the country. Kathmandu was spared...