Tag: nepal
New Banknotes, No Chaos: Inside Nepal’s Calmer Festive Currency Rush
In a country where festival money has historically meant long queues, pushing, and hours of waiting, the calm at the central bank this year is itself the story.
Nepal Constitution 2015: The Triumph, the Blockade, and the Unfinished Republic
The Constitution of Nepal 2015 was a historic achievement born from decades of struggle and a devastating earthquake. Promulgated on September 20, 2015, it ended the monarchy and established federalism, but its birth was marred by violent protests and an unofficial Indian blockade that crippled post-quake recovery. A decade later, the document remains contested, with unresolved grievances and an active amendment debate. This article explores the difficult path to promulgation, the blockade's lasting impact, the constitution's progressive features, and the unfinished business of Nepal's republic.
AI Threats: Three Ways Artificial Intelligence Could Destroy Us — And Why the People Building It Are Worried
Three real AI threats — job loss, power concentration, and runaway systems. What the people building AI actually fear, and why nobody is stopping it.
Nepal’s Prime Minister in UNGA and the Fight for Climate Justice
On September 24, 2026, a 35-year-old former rapper will stand before the world's most powerful leaders and speak for a nation that has done...
Nepal’s Climate Reckoning: Bhotekoshi Floods, Loss and Damage, and the Fight for Climate Justice
A Nation Bearing Burdens It Did Not Create
The Bhotekoshi River does not negotiate. When it burst its banks on August 26, 2026, it did...
The Rasuwa Flood and the Warning Nepal Chose to Ignore
Nine meters in 30 minutes. 987 dead. 4,000 missing. ICIMOD's warning ignored. Nepal pays for a crisis it didn't cause. Where is the $55 million?
