Havoc In The Himalaya
Environmentalists and social workers have for the last several years been criticizing the "development of the Himalaya through roads" strategy. The people of the
A Hazardous Strategy
The World Commission on Environment and Development in its celebrated report called for "economic growth that is forceful and at the same time socially and environmentally
Communication strategies are undeniably important for development, but we must ask: are we truly communicating or merely talking to ourselves? Are we using media mindlessly? Little is known about the
If you imagine this planet to be a single organism with a body of its own, then tropical forests would rank as one of its most vital organs of circulation
Last year, American and Nepali public health specialists successfully tested a new intramuscular typhoid vaccine. The epidemiologists reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that the prevalence of disease
It is good to see fledgling Nepal-TV doing so well, but distressing to note that most of its advertising revenue seems to derive from come-hither advertisements from soda manufacturers, beer
Three days before the Ides of March 1988, Kathmandu experienced the most shocking mass deaths since the earthquake of 1934. Scores of football fans lost their lives and many more
Most hill people in India and in the mountain kingdoms of Bhutan and Nepal do not see their hydrological nexus with the plains below as symbiotic. This is because in
The doctrine of development is the dominant religion in Nepal today and its jargons the most audible liturgy. Even in remote hamlets, the word "bikas" promises a hope
